quick python question

[LabR@t]

value = [raw_input()]
amounts.append(value)

# user will input a few times and amounts will look something like [23.5,34.4,88.9,3.2,9.5]

i want to convert the amounts list to a list of floats rather than strings

 

[LabR@t]

ref = raw_input('please enter reference number : ')
tint = input('enter the number of items: ')
total = input('Enter the required total : ')
i = 1
id = []
amounts = []
while i <= tint :
print 'Enter item : ' ,
tempID = [raw_input()]
id.append(tempID)
print 'Enter amount: ',
value = [raw_input()]
amounts.append(value)
i = i +1


#now i want to get the sum of amounts divide by 100 and times it by total#
#and place back into another list.

 

[LabR@t]

many thanks that worked great,

whats wrong with this

for i in range(int(tint)):
calc.append(float(amounts/sum(amounts)*total))