def formatGpuCount(gpuCount):
    """
    Convert the GPU Count from the SLurm DB, to an int
    The Slurm DB will store a string in the form "gpu:1" if a GPU was requested
    If a GPU was not requested, it will be empty
    """
    if gpuCount:
        intGpuCount = int("0"+gpuCount.split(":")[1])
        return intGpuCount
    else:
        return int(0)