This is a compatibility function that takes a C{float} and converts it to an
    C{int} if the values are equal.

def _check_for_int(x):
    """
    This is a compatibility function that takes a C{float} and converts it to an
    C{int} if the values are equal.
    """
    try:
        y = int(x)
    except (OverflowError, ValueError):
        pass
    else:
        # There is no way in AMF0 to distinguish between integers and floats
        if x == x and y == x:
            return y

    return x