Can I make my user input accept either int or string values? (Python)

Question

I'm currently working on a project and was wondering if it was possible to make my input accept either int or str values. This is the code so far:

`NumOfKeys = int(input("How many keys would you like to add:"))

    for i in range(NumOfKeys):
        TypeInput = input("Is your key:value a string or int value? (str/int/both)")
        if TypeInput.lower() == "str":
            KeyInput = input("Please input your key")
            ValueInput = input("Please input your value")
        elif TypeInput.lower() == "int":
            KeyInput = int(input("Please input your key"))
            ValueInput = int(input("Please input your value"))
        elif TypeInput.lower() == "both":
            # I want the key to be either str or int
            # I want the value to be either str or int`

What kind of inputs you recieve(Names, Dates, etc...)? Which values are a valid strings in your program? Its will help us understand better your problem — Eitan Rosati
I'm trying to make an input that gives the keys and values to an empty dictionary, and I want the input to accept either int or string values. — MajesTwix
if the format of the input is like this: name space number you can split the string the the input get. and get 2 diffirent variables and cast the number to int — Eitan Rosati

Eitan Rosati Eitan Rosati · Accepted Answer · 2021-03-21T11:42:47

Try this:

NumOfKeys = int(input("How many keys would you like to add:"))
for i in range(NumOfKeys):
    KeyInput = input("Please insert your key")
    if KeyInput.isdigit():
        TypeInput = int(KeyInput)
    ValueInput =input("Please input your value")
    if ValueInput.isdigit():
        ValueInput = int(ValueInput)

Hope is what you intend. Let me know if its ok. If the key contain both number and characters is must be a string.

Can I make my user input accept either int or string values? (Python)

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