Python Converting string into decimal number

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I have a python list with strings in this format   A1       29 0       65 2       75 2       How do I convert those strings into decimal numbers to perform arithmetic operations on the list elements

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use the built in float   function in a list comprehension   A2    float v replace         strip    for v in A1

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If you are converting price  in string  to decimal price then      from decimal import Decimal  price    14000 45  price in decimal   Decimal price replace                No need for the replace if your strings already use dots as a decimal separator

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You will need to use strip   because of the extra bits in the strings   A2    float x strip       for x in A1

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A2    float x strip       for x in A1  works   Jake   but there are unnecessary 0s

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If you are converting string to float   import re A1       29 0       65 2       75 2     float values    float re search r  d   d   number  group    for number in A1  print float values   gt  gt  gt   29 0  65 2  75 2

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If you want the result as the nearest binary floating point number use float   result    float x strip        for x in A1    If you want the result stored exactly use Decimal instead of float   from decimal import Decimal result    Decimal x strip        for x in A1

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