Python Parse Percentage String to Float

Jul 25, 2019
def parse_float(value):    try:        return float(value)    except ValueError:        if value.endswith('%'):            return float(value[:-1])/100        raise ValueError(f"Unknown float value: {value}")

Usage

value = parse_float("0.052")    # 0.052value = parse_float("5.2%")     # 0.052

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