File changes-return-to-float.diff of Package cobbler

diff --git a/cobbler/api.py b/cobbler/api.py
index 762787916..b65d7dd88 100644
--- a/cobbler/api.py
+++ b/cobbler/api.py
@@ -195,10 +195,10 @@ def last_modified_time(self):
             fd = open("/var/lib/cobbler/.mtime", 'w')
             fd.write("0")
             fd.close()
-            return 0
+            return float(0)
         fd = open("/var/lib/cobbler/.mtime", 'r')
         data = fd.read().strip()
-        return data
+        return float(data)
 
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