check if string is of float number or not python code example

Example 1: check if float is integer python

>>> def isFloatInteger(float):
>>> 	return float.is_integer()
>>> isFloatInteger(0.62)
False
>>> isFloatInteger(1.00)
True

Example 2: check if a string is float python

try:
    float(element)
except ValueError:
    print "Not a float"