# Use the function float() to turn a string into a float
string = '123.456'
number = float(string)
number
# Output:
# 123.456
float(string)
float('1.234')
string = "88.88"
print(float(string))
# output
# 88.88
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convert_this = "60"
print(float(convert_this))
float(str)
#ValueError in case of invalid entry like "abc" "12c"
>>> number='1.1'
>>> float(number)
1.1
num = "12.5464"
flt = float(num)
not_float = '.0975'
is_float = .0986
print(not_float)
print(is_float)
# Notice this won't work
# new_number = not_float + is_float
# This will convert it to a float
new_number = float(not_float) + is_float
print(new_number)