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

# Get inputs
x_reply = input( "Enter base (integer): " ) # variables named according to problem
n_reply = input( "Enter exponent (decimal): " ) # definition
# always end your prompts with a space!!
# x_reply and n_reply are strings, because input always gives a string back

# if there's 1 input, naming it reply1 is confusing - only number when you have
# multiple replies

print() # print a blank line

# Convert inputs to numerics
x = int( x_reply )                  # Cast string x_reply to get an int
n = float( n_reply )                # Cast string n_reply to get a decimal
# casting is computer science for changing type
# using float() to convert x would be approximately the same, but we don't know
# based on how numbers are stored in computers

# Compute x to the nth power
value = x ** n # not x^n in most programming languages

# Display result
print( value )