Converting Entry field value to integer in tkinter

[scratchmyhead]

When I try to convert an entry field value to an integer, I get an error like: 'Invalid literal for int'. How can I convert an entry filed to an integer without getting this error? Below is part of my code. Where I want the variable 'ratep' to equal the integer of the entry field 'ratee'.

1	ratep = int(ratee.get())

[Larz60+]

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[scratchmyhead]

My question was answered. Instead of converting entry field to int, I converted it to float since the value had a decimal.