storing input as a integer help

[nilamo]

input() always returns a str. It doesn't matter what you type, it's a str.

>>> x = input("?")
?43
>>> x
'43'
>>> type(x)
<class 'str'>

If you want a number, then you'll need to convert it to one first:

>>> x = int(input("?"))
?42
>>> x
42
>>> type(x)
<class 'int'>