Float string number to float with 2 decimals?

Question

I have a function

def float_():
    price_data = {}
    str_num = '3.505,32'
    price_data['price'] = float(str_num.replace('.','').replace(',','.'))
    price_data['currency'] = 'USD'
    return price_data

is there any other way of achieving this float result ?

Nothing wrong with your current approach. – llllllllll Mar 22 '18 at 13:23 — llllllllll, Mar 22 '18 at 13:23
@MatheusPortela it's a little bit different imo. – nexla Mar 22 '18 at 13:26 — nexla, Mar 22 '18 at 13:26

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 22 '18 at 13:27

You can use locale.atof, as indicated in this question, which abstracts things such as the decimal punctuation and thousands separator:

import locale
locale.setlocale(locale.LC_ALL, 'pt_BR') # Set to the proper language/country

def float_():
    price_data = {}
    str_num = '3.505,32'
    price_data['price'] = locale.atof(str_num)
    price_data['currency'] = 'USD'
    return price_data

Float string number to float with 2 decimals?

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