How do I parse a string to a float or int in Python?

Question

In Python, how can I parse a numeric string like `"545.2222"` to its corresponding float value, `545.2222`? Or parse the string `"31"` to an integer, `31`?I just want to know how to parse a *float* `str` to a `float`, and (separately) an *int* `str` to an `int`.

Answer 1

Its good practice to use type(object) - type() is a built in, and no installation is required.

Once you are sure which type you are handling, you can convert types using int(), float() and str().

For example:

my_number = '545.2222' # string

my_float = float(my_number) # returns 545.2222 as float format

Second Example:

my_number = '31' # string

my_integer = int(my_number) # returns 31 as int format

Third Example:

my_integer = 31 # int

my_string = str(my_integer) # returns '31' as str format

Take care!

zac