I keep getting the following error for the code I've written below it. How do I correct for this error? File "C:\Python33\MIT.py", line 4, in while ans**3

Question

I keep getting the following error for the code I've written below it.  How do I correct for this error?

File "C:\Python33\MIT.py", line 4, in <module>
    while ans**3 < abs(x):
TypeError: bad operand type for abs(): 'str'

x = input('Enter an integer: ')
ans = 0
while ans**3 < abs(x):
    ans = ans + 1
if ans**3 != abs(x):
    print('is not a perfect cube')
else:
    if x < 0:
        ans = -ans
    print('Cube root of ' + str(x) + ' is ' + str(ans))

espex · Answer

input() takes all input as a string, you cannot abs() a string, so to fix this, try:
x = int(input("Enter an integer: "))

anonymous · Answer

It worked.  Thanks so much!  A lot of time wasted trying to correct for such an easy fix.  Frustrating.

espex · Answer

Indeed, the simple problems are usually the most frustrating. :)