Can't seem to get the str to change to an int with this custom game? Python 3.10

#A small game

goblin = 20

dagger = 10

sword = 15

axe = 25

print('There is a goblin up ahead, what weapon would you like to choose? A dagger, a sword, or an axe?')

weapon = input()


print('You look around, and pick up the ' + weapon)


if weapon > goblin:

    #A small game
    goblin = 20
    dagger = 10
    sword = 15
    axe = 25

    print('There is a goblin up ahead, what weapon would you like to choose? A dagger, a sword, or an axe?')
    weapon = input()

    print('You look around, and pick up the ' + weapon)

    if weapon > goblin:
        print('You swing the ' + weapon + ' at the goblin, cutting its head off in succession!')

    else:
        print('You swing the ' + weapon + ' at the goblin, but fail to do enough damage. You are defeated.')


    print('You swing the ' + weapon + ' at the goblin, cutting its head off in succession!')

else:
    print('You swing the ' + weapon + ' at the goblin, but fail to do enough damage. You are defeated.')

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I’m trying to make it so that if the player picks an axe, it registers as an int instead of a str. For example, if the player types ‘axe’, I want it so weapon = 25

Any advice?

>Solution :

You can hold the weapons in a dict and pick them with the input

weapons = {'dagger': 10, 'sword': 15, 'axe': 20}
weapon = input() # 'axe'

if weapons[weapon] > goblin:
    print(...)