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Text.parse_float

parse_floatlocale

Group: Conversions
Aliases: float from text, to_float

Documentation

Parses a textual representation of a float into a float number, returning a Number_Parse_Error if the text does not represent a valid float.

Arguments

  • locale: The locale that specifies the format to use when parsing

Examples

Parse the text "7.6" into a float number.

      "7.6".parse_float