[Python] How can I check if string input is a number?

How do I check if a user's string input is a number (e.g., -1, 0, 1, etc.)?

user_input = input("Enter something:")

if type(user_input) == int:
print("Is a number")
else:
print("Not a number")


The above won't work since input always returns a string.

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