ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: for any string

Question

def sm():
    seconds_entry_get = seconds_entry.get()
    if seconds_entry_get == type(str):
        messagebox.showerror("Wrong Input", "Please type a number or decimal")
    else:
        converted = int(seconds_entry_get) / 60
        conversion_text.delete("1.0", "end")
        conversion_text.insert("1.0", converted)

There is some "invalid literal" error and I am having trouble fixing it.

Answer 1

If you want to convert to int but handle invalid inputs I would instead use try and except

def sm():
    seconds_entry_get = seconds_entry.get()
    try:
        converted = int(seconds_entry_get) / 60
        conversion_text.delete("1.0", "end")
        conversion_text.insert("1.0", converted)
    except ValueError:
        messagebox.showerror("Wrong Input", "Please type a number or decimal")