Test for number?

[Dr. Pastor]

In the following code I would like to ascertain
that x has/is a number. What the simplest TEST should be?
(Could not find good example yet.)
---
x=raw_input('\nType a number from 1 to 20')
if TEST :
		Do_A
else:
		Do_B
---
Thanks for any guidance.

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