I tried
sigma=float(input("Enter the value of sigma: "))
and typed 1/7 and I got an error saying:
ValueError: could not convert string to float: '1/7'
what can I do to make this work?
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White Gom
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Because 1/7 is not valid. You would have to type something like 0.1429 – Daweed Apr 16 '21 at 07:10
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`1/7` is not a float, it's a fraction. – Selcuk Apr 16 '21 at 07:10
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I realized it, and I was wondering what I can do to make the input '1/7' converted to a float – White Gom Apr 16 '21 at 07:11
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Check [this SO question](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1806278/convert-fraction-to-float). – Daweed Apr 16 '21 at 07:13
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if you want to convert you input value to the appropriate data type than you can use **eval** for this sigma = eval(input("Enter the value of sigma: ")) print(sigma) – Devbrat Shukla Apr 16 '21 at 07:18
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2Thank you @DevbratShukla! And thanks to the rest as well! – White Gom Apr 16 '21 at 07:31