''' Purpose: demonstrate int and float numeric input processing
'''

# get inputs
# Remember that user input is stored as a string in the variable set = to the input statement!
# The first user input will be stored as a string in x_reply
# The second user input will be stored as a string in n_reply

x_reply = input( 'Enter base (integer): ' )
n_reply = input( 'Enter exponent (decimal): ' ) 

print() 

# convert inputs to numerics - we can't do exponentiation with strings of numbers ^
# Convert the strings to numbers so we can do calculations!
x = int( x_reply )                  # cast string x_reply to get an int
n = float( n_reply )                # cast string n_reply to get a decimal

# compute x to the nth power
value = x ** n # This is exponentiation so it does x ^ n (ex. 3**2 = 3^2 = 9)

# display result
print( value )
# print(x**n) also works (since value stores x**n) - We just typically don't prefer to do calculations in print statements
# in this class!