int() function

The int() function returns the numeric integer equivalent from a given expression.

Syntax

int(num.exp)

num.exp

Expression whose numeric integer equivalent is returned.

This example truncates the decimal and returns the integer portion of the number.

print int(5.1)
5

This example illustrates using the int() function to keep one decimal place and truncate the rest.

x = 10.25
y = int(x*10)/10
print y
10.2