My issue: I\'d like to add all the digits in this string \'1.14,2.14,3.14,4.14\' but the commas are causing my sum function to not work correctly. I figured
\'1.14,2.14,3.14,4.14\'
This will add all of the digits in the first string in your question:
sum(float(x) for x in '1.14,2.14,3.14,4.14' if x.isdigit())