Beginner 8: Turn text into a number

Scenario

You are a data analyst in the Environment team. int() changes "5" (text) into 5 (number).

Question

Write your code in the editor, press Check my answer, then try changing one small thing.

Your task

Write your code in the editor
Press Check my answer
Look at the result on the right

int()

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Beginner · Strings & Indexing — question 8 of 30

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1. Choose your dataset

Pick an industry and a size. Your code and results change to match.

IndustrySize

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Beginner 8: Turn text into a number

Write your code in the editor, press Check my answer, then try changing one small thing.

In [1]:

Your code cell is below. Press Check my answer to run the cell — the result appears as Out [1].

python editorwater_tests

Snippets

💡 Explain my whole code, line by line (hover any word in the editor for a tip)

🌈 In short — no coding words

📂 Opens the "water_tests" table→✅ Shows you the answer

Altogether: this script runs top to bottom, one line at a time, building up the answer step by step.

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Type your code here ↓Tap or click inside the box to start

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Dataset & schema

water_tests

IndustryDataset size

The tiny starter data. Bigger data scrolls.

Fields

test_id	river	ph
W1	Vaal	7
W2	Orange	6
W3	Vaal	8
W4	Tugela	5

Environment data only.

attempts: 0

▶ Output terminal

$ Press “Check my answer” — results appear here.

Your next steps

Each item turns green when your answer includes it.

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Uses int()