Question

For example:

import random
x = random.randint(1, 6)
y = 2
new = x / y
...

now, lets say x turns out to be 5.
How can I catch if it’s an int or a float before doing other things in my program?

Answer 1

By default, integer division works a little unexpected in python 2, if you don’t

from __future__ import division

Example:

>>> 5 / 3
1
>>> isinstance(5 / 3, int)
True

Explanation: Why doesn’t this division work in python?

Finally, you can always convert numbers to int:

>>> from __future__ import division
>>> int(5/3)
1