code: def scrubID(ID):
      
  
      try:
          if type(ID) == list:
              return int(ID[0])
          elif type(ID) == str:
              return int(ID)
          elif type(ID) == int:
              return ID
          elif type(ID) == unicode:
              return int(ID)
  
      except ValueError:
          return None
docs: :param ID: An ID that can be of various types, this is very kludgy
          :returns: An integer ID