# Checks that a user input is a valid number
def int_check(question, low, high, error_type):
    while True:

        # changes error message based on error_type

        if error_type == 1:
            error = f"Please enter a number between {low} and {high}"

        else:
            error = 'Please enter a number'

        to_check = input(question)

        try:
            response = int(to_check)

            # checks that the number is between low and high
            if low <= response <= high:
                return response

            else:
                print(error)

        except ValueError:
            try:
                if error_type == 1:
                    response = int(to_check)

                    # checks that the number is between low and high
                    if low <= response <= high:
                        return response

                    else:
                        print(error)
                else:
                    response = float(to_check)

                    # checks that the number is between low and high
                    if low <= response <= high:
                        return response

                    else:
                        print(error)

            except ValueError:
                print(error)