How to check is an input is a float of not

Question

I am currently working on some code to tell wether my users input is a float or integer but it doesn't seem to be working can anyone help?

 number = input ("Enter something:")
 if type(number) != int:  
      print("Isn't a whole number")
 else:
      print("is a whole number")

@kuro: Won't `number` *always* be a string? Don't you need to try to convert it using `int()` or `float()`? — gen_Eric, Apr 10 '17 at 16:21

score -1 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 10 '17 at 16:22

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Use is for type checking, ie not type(a) is int

answered Apr 10 '17 at 16:22

CamJohnson26

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