try to cast as float python code example

Example 1: check if string can be converted to int python

# CHECKING IF INT
variable='3'
try:
    int(variable)
    # this will execute if it is integer
    print('You typed an int')
except ValueError:
  	# otherwise this will execute
    print('You did not type an int')

# CHECKING IF FLOAT
variable='3'
try:
    float(variable)
    print('You typed a float')
except ValueError:
    print('You did not type a float')

Example 2: python cast to float

float('1.234')

Example 3: cast as float python

not_float = '.0975'
is_float  =  .0986

print(not_float)
print(is_float)

# Notice this won't work 
# new_number = not_float + is_float

# This will convert it to a float
new_number = float(not_float) + is_float

print(new_number)