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

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\" t

Answer 1

Instead of considering eval, following methods can be used to solve the problem

if '.' in string:
    print(float(string))
else:
    print(int(string))

try-except can also be used as an alternative. Try converting string to int inside the try block. If the string would be a float value, it will throw an error which will be catched in the except block, like this

try:
    print(int(string))
except:
    print(float(string))