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problems with the If statement or is it the variables being used - NickIgoe - Mar-22-2019
I am very new to python but do have some coding experience but for the life of me cannot get my head around this issue I am having.
When I hard code a number into my IF statement the code runs fine without any issues as shown below.
average = totaltime / count
if average > 5:
# print with a red background
print ("\033[1;37;41m\r")
print round(average,2), "Average load rate"
print ("\033[1;37;40m\r")
else:
# print with a green background
print ("\033[1;37;42m\r")
print round(average,2), "Average load rate"
print ("\033[1;37;40m\r")
print ("\033[1;37;44m WAITING FOR TAG \n")
print ("\033[1;37;40m\r")However if I replace the 5 in the if statement with a variable which was set by an input statement the code always runs through the else statement regardless of the value entered.target = raw_input('Target time in seconds: ')
print round(timeC,2), "Seconds", (target),"Target"
if average > target:
# print with a red background
print ("\033[1;37;41m\r")
print round(average,2), "Average load rate"
print ("\033[1;37;40m\r")
else:
# print with a green background
print ("\033[1;37;42m\r")
print round(average,2), "Average load rate"
print ("\033[1;37;40m\r")
print ("\033[1;37;44m WAITING FOR TAG \n")
print ("\033[1;37;40m\r")I have tried print out the values before the IF statement to check the values and ensure another part of the code is having an effect. I have also found an online debugger and ran through the code and no matter what I did the code ran fine. However when I run the code on my RaspPi it always defaults to the ELSE when I change the code to a variable. I have tried to INT the variables, ive put the statement in brackets. I am now pulling my hair out.
RE: problems with the If statement or is it the variables being used - Yoriz - Mar-22-2019
raw_input returns values as a string so you need to change the string to a number.
target = int(target)
RE: problems with the If statement or is it the variables being used - NickIgoe - Mar-22-2019
Many thanks, you method worked perfectly!
I thought I had done that when I tried.
If int(average > target):