check if input is integer or string python code example

Example 1: python test if string is int

'16'.isdigit()
>>>True

'3.14'.isdigit()
>>>False

'Some text'.isdigit()
>>>False

Example 2: how to check if a input is an integer python

whatever = input("Pick an integer > ")
try:
	whatever_as_an_integer = int(whatever)
   	print("That was an integer.")

except ValueError:
    print("That is not an integer.")