Changing str to int in Python2

Question

time = raw_input()
if "PM" in time:
    ls = time.split(":")
    int(ls[0])
    print type(ls[0])

I have a problem on Hackerearth which I was solving. But my code here doesn't change the str to int. The output is

<type 'str'>

I want to change the first element of the time to int so i can perform mathematical calculations on it. Input it takes is

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Martijn Pieters · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-11 12:01:51Z

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int() returns the integer. The variable is not changed in-place.

Assign the result:

ls[0] = int(ls[0])

answered Dec 11, 2016 at 12:01

Martijn Pieters

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Kenly · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-11 12:19:44Z

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Integer = int(ls[0])

It cast str to an int and then u can use this Integer to do calculations

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answered Dec 11, 2016 at 12:02

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Kenly · Accepted Answer · 2016-12-11 12:19:54Z

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int(ls[0]) should do the trick for you, however, note that this is a very less safe approach.

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answered Dec 11, 2016 at 12:02

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