The input() function - prohibited operations

The input() function - prohibited operations

Look at the code in the editor. run it, enter any number, and press Enter. 

What happens? 

Python should give you the following output: 

Traceback (most recent call last):
File ".main.py", line 4, in <module>
something = anything ** 2.0
TypeError: unsupported operand type(s) for ** or pow(): 'str' and 'float'

The last line of the sentence explains everything - you tried to apply the ** operator to 'str' (string) accompanied with 'float'

This is prohibited. 

This should be obvious - can you predict the value of "to be or not to be" raised to the power of 2? 

We can't. Python can't either. 

Have we fallen into a deadlock? Is there a solution to this issue? Of course there is.