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Convert multiple decimal numbers in string to floats - Katy8 - Aug-12-2020 I'm going through the MIT Open Course Ware in my free time. Just want to begin learning, so this is not for a class or credit. Just need a nudge in the right direction, not necessarily a spelled out answer. I'm trying to figure out how to convert a string to a float. For example: s = "1.2, 3.4, 5.6" I know that there is a way to do it that is probably very clever (I may not be quite as smart as I thought to take the MIT course!). Wondering if anyone else is familiar with this conundrum? RE: Convert multiple decimal numbers in string to floats - Intr0spective - Aug-12-2020 Hi, Are you trying to get 3 floats out of it? 1.2 then 3.4 and finally 5.6 Or any float e.g 1.23456? RE: Convert multiple decimal numbers in string to floats - jefsummers - Aug-12-2020 First you will need to split the string on the commas. That gives you a list of strings. Then, iterate through the list converting the strings to floats. There is a really cool Python construct called a list comprehension that works really well on the string list to float list conversion. RE: Convert multiple decimal numbers in string to floats - Katy8 - Aug-15-2020 (Aug-12-2020, 06:47 PM)Intr0spective Wrote: Hi, Yes to your first question, no to your second question. (Sorry for the delay in my response!) Thanks! RE: Convert multiple decimal numbers in string to floats - buran - Aug-15-2020 so what have you tried so far? you did try something, right? RE: Convert multiple decimal numbers in string to floats - Intr0spective - Aug-16-2020 (Aug-15-2020, 06:37 PM)Katy8 Wrote:(Aug-12-2020, 06:47 PM)Intr0spective Wrote: Hi, Katy8, Then as jefsummers advised: 1.) split the string "1.2, 3.4, 5.6" on commas, that means you pass a ',' as a parameter to split() method. This gives you a list of strings. If you do it right then the list should look like ['1.2', '3.4', '5.6'] 2.) convert each value in this string to float. To do that you have to loop/iterate over each value in the list converting it to float - you may print it or store it again in list - depends on what you plan to do with it. E.g if storing it in list then the list should look like [1.2, 3.4, 5.6] Lastly, if you post your code folks here will tell you what is wrong with it rather than coding it for you RE: Convert multiple decimal numbers in string to floats - Katy8 - Aug-16-2020 Thanks to both of you. I'm not sure if this is the way that the authors intended, but I may just move on and try to go back to it later. Thanks also for the general posting tip! |