Jython 2.5 isdigit - jes

Question

I am trying to add an isdigit() to the program so that I can verify what the user enters is valid. This is what I have so far. But when I run it an enter a character, say "f". It crashes and gives me the error which will be posted below the code. Any ideas?
def mirrorHorizontal(source):
userMirrorPoint = requestString("Enter a mirror point from 0 to halfway through the pitcure.") #asks user for an input
while (int(userMirrorPoint) < 0 or int(userMirrorPoint) > (int(getHeight(source) - 1)//2)) or not(userMirrorPoint.isdigit()):
userMirrorPoint = requestString("Enter a mirror point from 0 to halfway through the pitcure.")
height = getHeight(source)
mirrorPoint = int(userMirrorPoint)
for x in range(0, getWidth(source)):
for y in range(0, mirrorPoint):
topPixel = getPixel(source, x, y)
bottomPixel = getPixel(source, x, height-y-1)
color = getColor(topPixel)
setColor(bottomPixel, color)
The error was: f
Inappropriate argument value (of correct type).
An error occurred attempting to pass an argument to a function.
Please check line 182 of /Volumes/FLASHDRIVE2/College/Spring 16'/Programs - CPS 201/PA5Sikorski.py

Answer 1

isdigit() itself behaves itself in the 2.7.0 jython version I have locally
>>> '1'.isdigit()
True
>>> ''.isdigit()
False
>>> 'A'.isdigit()
False
>>> 'A2'.isdigit()
False
>>> '2'.isdigit()
True
>>> '22321'.isdigit()
True
Try breaking your big expression up, as typecasting to integers will throw errors for non-numeric strings. This is true across Python versions.
>>> int('b')
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: 'b'
>>> int('2')
2
You probably want to be careful about the order of the parts of that long expression (this or that or ...). Breaking it up would also make it more readable.