changing position of calculate_level (before variables are set as strings which we cannot raise to a power)

app.py

@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
                     # str -> int temporarily
                     new_xp = int(old_xp) + XP_PER_MESSAGE
                     # check + convert back to string + google sheet proofing
+                    current_level = calculate_level(new_xp) 
                     new_xp = str(new_xp)
                     if not new_xp.startswith("L") and not new_xp.endswith("L"): 
                         new_xp = f"L" + str(new_xp) + f"L"
@@ -251,10 +252,9 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
                     if new_xp.startswith("L") and new_xp.endswith("L"): 
                         global_df.loc[index, 'discord_exp'] = new_xp # do not change column name
                         print(f"Record for {member} updated from {old_xp} to {global_df.loc[index, 'discord_exp']} (+{XP_PER_MESSAGE}) ")
-        
                   
                         # level up
-                        current_level = calculate_level(new_xp) 
+                        
                         verified_role = guild.get_role(900063512829755413)
                         
                         print(f"Current_level for {member}: {current_level}")
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
             print(f"Creating new record for {member}")            
             
             xp = 10 # define somewhere else?
+            current_level = calculate_level(xp)
             xp = str(xp)
             if not xp.startswith("L") and not xp.endswith("L"): 
                 xp = f"L" + str(xp) + f"L"            
@@ -363,7 +364,6 @@ async def add_exp(member_id):
             if not member_id.startswith("L") and not member_id.endswith("L"): 
                 member_id = f"L" + str(member_id) + f"L"
             member_name = str(member.name)
-            current_level = calculate_level(xp)
             row_data = [member_id, member_name, xp, current_level]
             global_df.loc[len(global_df.index)] = row_data      
             print(f"------------------------------------------------------------------------")