python - using a loop, while using a variable to set how many times it loops -

def searchqueryform(alist): noforms = input("how many forms want search for")  in range(noforms):     searchquery = [ ]     nofound = 0 ## no found set @ 0     formname = input("pls enter formname >> ") ## asks user formname     formname = formname.lower() ## converts lower case     row in alist:         if row[1].lower() == formname: ## formname appears in row2             searchquery.append(row) ## appends results             nofound = nofound + 1 ## increments variable             if nofound == 0:                 print("there no matches")                 return searchquery 

i trying use variable set how many times loop occurs. have tried set entering variable. keep getting error

typeerror: 'str' object cannot interpreted integer 

cast user input. int instead of string:

noforms = int(input("how many forms want search for"))