To add a zero pad ("printf" if you just want it printed zero padded):
my $padded_name = sprintf("%02d", $month);
the 'zero' is the pad char, the '2' is the number of places to pad to
To get rid of it:
print "The month number is: ", $padded_name + 0, "\n";
that is, use it as an integer and Perl'll dumber it.
$month = 7;
my $padded_name = sprintf("%02d", $month);
print "The month number was: ", $padded_name, "\n";
print "The month number is: ", $padded_name + 0, "\n";
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