Convert a string to integer with decimal in Python

Question

I have a string in the format: \'nn.nnnnn\' in Python, and I\'d like to convert it to an integer.

Direct conversion fails:

>>> s = \'23.4567         


        

Answer 1

The expression int(float(s)) mentioned by others is the best if you want to truncate the value. If you want rounding, using int(round(float(s)) if the round algorithm matches what you want (see the round documentation), otherwise you should use Decimal and one if its rounding algorithms.