How do you ask if there is a number in your string?

Question

I'm trying to ask for someone's name but I'm not sure how to tell if there is a number in there answer. code:

 name1ask = ("wrong")
 while name1ask != ("right"):
   name1 = input("What's player 1's name?") 
   spaces = " " in name1
   if type(name1) != str : #here I try to check if its a number(integer)
      print("Words only") 
   elif len(name1) > 10:
      print("Names under 10 letters only")
   elif spaces == True:
      print("No spaces")
   else:
      print("Welcome " + name1)
      name1ask = ("right")

Kindly share the code you've tried so we can help you correct it. — Austin, Mar 24 '20 at 03:37
Does this answer your question? [Check if a string contains a number](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/19859282/check-if-a-string-contains-a-number) — Anurag A S, Mar 24 '20 at 03:43

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 24 '20 at 03:43

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You can do any check in your while loop to check if any of your letters in name is a digit and repeat the input if so:

name1 = '1'
while any(x.isdigit() for x in name1):
    name1 = input("What's player 1's name? ")

In your case, you can replace these lines of code:

if type(name1) != str : # here I try to check if its a number(integer)
    print("Words only")

with:

if any(x.isdigit() for x in name1):
    print("Words only")

answered Mar 24 '20 at 03:43

Austin

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Follow up question, how would I check for symbols? Thanks for your previous answer – Lennox Nilson Mar 24 '20 at 08:22
That almost changed wholly from your question title and any answer I provide further will deviate further readers unless you modify your question. – Austin Mar 24 '20 at 08:45

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 24 '20 at 05:01

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To check if the string name contains a number

any([str(element) in name for element in [0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9]])

answered Mar 24 '20 at 05:01

Suraj

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How do you ask if there is a number in your string?

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