Fix Python – How can I convert a string with dot and comma into a float in Python

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Asked By – kevinlu

How can I convert a string like 123,456.908 to float 123456.908 in Python?

For ints, see How to convert a string to a number if it has commas in it as thousands separators?, although the techniques are essentially the same.

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Just remove the , with replace():

float("123,456.908".replace(',',''))

This question is answered By – zeekay

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