I have a string '3,505.92' recognized from image, I have to convert into float, So i'm trying float('3,505.92'). But I'm getting error that saying
could not convert string to float: '3,505.92'
I don't want to remove comma.
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1*"I don't want to remove comma."* I'm not sure what to say , then. The comma isn't a valid character in a Python float. – SiHa Nov 12 '21 at 08:00
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1Remove the comma from the string or live with the error. Your choice. – Klaus D. Nov 12 '21 at 08:02
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@SiHa Yes, This is what i am looking for. Thank you so much – Rakshith N Nov 12 '21 at 08:04
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You have to remove the comma if you want to convert it to float, use string.replace()
float('3,505.92'.replace(',', ''))
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