How can I troubleshoot the issue of “invalid literal for int with base 10 in Python?

440    Asked by bhagwatidubey in Python , Asked on Jan 4, 2024

 I am currently working on designing a Python-based application that can read the input of users for converting a string that represents a number into an integer. However, when I was attempting to convert a string input to an Integer by using the “int()” function I was encountered with an error message which indicated “ invalid literal for int with base 10.” What is the meaning of this particular error and how can I troubleshoot this particular issue? 

Answered by Charles Parr

Here are the steps given for troubleshooting the error message of “ invalid literal for int with base 10.” When attempting to convert strings into an integer by using the “int()” function in Python programming language:-

Here is an example given to illustrate this error:-

Try:

    Num_str = “abc123”  # String with non-numeric characters
    Num = int(num_str)
    Print(“Conversion successful:”, num)
Except ValueError as e:
    Print(“Conversion error:”, e)

In this above case the string “abc” cannot be changed into an integer as it contains characters that are not a fundamental component or a part of a valid numerical representation. For handling this particular error, you can implement exception handling with a “try-except” block. This particular function will allow you to catch the “valueError” which mainly rises during attempting to convert the string into an Integer by using the technique of informing the user that the input should be a valid number or a default value. Here is the Instance given to troubleshoot this particular issue:-

# Handling the "invalid literal for int with base 10" error

number_str = "abc"
try:
    number_int = int(number_str)
    print("Converted number:", number_int)
except ValueError as e:
    print("Error converting:", e)

    # Provide a default value or inform the user about the expected input format

    print("Please enter a valid number.")

By following this above coding analogy you can capture the error and provide appropriate feedback or a fallback mechanism for managing the situation which would finally lead you to get the seamless flow of conversion of string into Integer.



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