TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'str' and 'str'

Question

name = input('Enter name here:') pyc = input('enter pyc :') tpy = input('enter tpy:') percent = (pyc / tpy) * 100; print (percent) input('press enter to quit') 

whenever i run this program i get this

TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for /: 'str' and 'str' 

what can i do to divide pyc by tpy?

Answer 1

By turning them into integers instead:

percent = (int(pyc) / int(tpy)) * 100; 

In python 3, the input() function returns a string. Always. This is a change from Python 2; the raw_input() function was renamed to input().

Answer 2

The first thing you should do is learn to read error messages. What does it tell you -- that you can't use two strings with the divide operator.

So, ask yourself why they are strings and how do you make them not-strings. They are strings because all input is done via strings. And the way to make then not-strings is to convert them.

One way to convert a string to an integer is to use the int function. For example:

percent = (int(pyc) / int(tpy)) * 100