Python Random Math Equation Generator program

Question

I've currently been creating a math equation generator program that will ask you random multiplication questions. I have been having trouble with the if statements where ans == answer will be equal dependent on the user's input (correct answer). However, my program does not see it as equal despite being the same value with example from printing ans and answer which shows they are the same value. I don't know if I am doing something wrong and I would like to know a method of fixing my issue.

Also when I tried to create for and while loops for the generating the equations, it would print them all out at once, is there a way to also make it so that the loop will not print a new random equation until the user gets the answer right?

from tkinter import *
from random import *
import random
import time
import tkinter as tk
import math
import operator
from tkinter import messagebox


#This is for creating the tkinter window and fixing the specified dimensions into place
root = tk.Tk()
root.geometry("900x600")

#This section creates the canvas and its specifications
canvas_width = 900
canvas_height = 500
c = Canvas(root, width=canvas_width, height=canvas_height, bg="pink")
c.pack()

def quitgame():
    root.destroy()
    
class Game_Images:
    #Background Image
    bg = PhotoImage(file="../Data/sidescroll background flip.gif")
    bg = bg.zoom(2)
    c.create_image(0,0, anchor=NW, image=bg)

    #Insert Image of Enemy
    enemy = PhotoImage(file="../Data/monke2.png")
    enemy1 = c.create_image(0,260, anchor=NW, image=enemy)

    #Insert image of playable character
    player = PhotoImage(file="../Data/monke2.png")
    player1 = c.create_image(0,325, anchor=NW, image=player)
g = Game_Images()


score = 0
x = 1

def game_start():
    global answer, question
    int_1 = random.randint(1, 12)
    int_2 = random.randint(1, 12)
    displayQuestion = "What is "+str(int_1)+ "*" + str(int_2)+"?"
    operator = ["*"]
    ops = random.choice(operator)
    c.create_rectangle(353,0,550,75, fill = "white")
    c.create_text(450, 50, font = ("Helvetica", 15), fill="pink", text = displayQuestion)
    question = str(int_1) + str(ops) + str(int_2)
    answer = int_1 * int_2

def generateQ():
    ans = e1.get()
    e1.delete(0, END)
    if ans == answer:
        score += 1
        x += 1
        print("correct")
        print(ans)
        print(answer)
    else:
        print("wrong")
        print(ans)
        print(answer)


#Buttons show up below the canvas to run commands when pressed
Button(root, text = "Commence Forth",width = 15, command = game_start).place(x=10, y=570)
Button(root, text = "Quit",width = 11, command = quitgame).place(x=800, y=570)
e1 = Entry(root)
e1.pack(padx=30, pady=30)
b=Button(root,text="Enter", width=5, font=("Helvetica", 12), command = generateQ)
b.place(x=550, y=534)

            
root.mainloop()

Answer 1

Change function generateQ() like this -

def generateQ():
    global score,x
    ans = e1.get()
    e1.delete(0, END)
    if int(ans) == int(answer):
        score += 1
        x += 1
        print("correct")
        print(ans)
        print(answer)
    else:
        print("wrong")
        print(ans)
        print(answer)

Use int() so that they are of same data type. And use global score,x because it shows error. You could also write score and x as arguments.