Python cannot convert string to float to use when subtracting

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I am trying to convert a string, "2,900.99", to a float. Trying float(int("2,900.99")) has not worked and float("2,900.99") is not working. The value is pulled from selenium and beautiful soup and the type of data is a string so I don't know how I can change the type of data. Thanks in advance for any answers!

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jul 28 '21 at 15:41

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Get rid of any comma as it has no meaning for the number itself.

float("2,900.99".replace(",", ""))

Results in 2900.99

answered Jul 28 '21 at 15:41

Jonathan1609

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 28 '21 at 15:42

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You need to remove the commas first, like this:

float("2,900.99".replace(",",""))

returns 2900.99

answered Jul 28 '21 at 15:42

sj95126

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score 1 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 28 '21 at 15:43

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You need to remove the , by replacing it with nothing and then to convert the string to float.

float("2,900.99".replace(',',''))

answered Jul 28 '21 at 15:43

Prophet

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Python cannot convert string to float to use when subtracting

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