ADDITION TO THE EDIT 2 of my other answer
(All was to long to be in only one post)
The pattern of the regex defines 4 sub-patterns, each one matching with a certain type of numbers. Each time the regex matches with a part of a string, there is only one of the sub-patterns that matches, hence the possibility to use mat.lastindex in the replacement function. The following code shows the matchings of the sub-pattern against various numbers:
import re
def float_show(ch,
regx = re.compile(
'(?
demonstrates
tested number shaved float regx.search(number).groups()
23456000 23456000 ('23456000', None, None, None)
23456000. 23456000 ('23456000', None, None, None)
23456000.000 23456000 ('23456000', None, None, None)
00023456000 23456000 ('23456000', None, None, None)
000023456000. 23456000 ('23456000', None, None, None)
000023456000.000 23456000 ('23456000', None, None, None)
10000 10000 ('10000', None, None, None)
10000. 10000 ('10000', None, None, None)
10000.000 10000 ('10000', None, None, None)
00010000 10000 ('10000', None, None, None)
00010000. 10000 ('10000', None, None, None)
00010000.000 10000 ('10000', None, None, None)
24 24 ('24', None, None, None)
24. 24 ('24', None, None, None)
24.000 24 ('24', None, None, None)
00024 24 ('24', None, None, None)
00024. 24 ('24', None, None, None)
00024.000 24 ('24', None, None, None)
8 8 ('8', None, None, None)
8. 8 ('8', None, None, None)
8.000 8 ('8', None, None, None)
0008 8 ('8', None, None, None)
0008. 8 ('8', None, None, None)
0008.000 8 ('8', None, None, None)
0 0 ('0', None, None, None)
00000 0 ('0', None, None, None)
0. 0 ('0', None, None, None)
000. 0 ('0', None, None, None)
0.0 0 (None, '0', None, None)
0.000 0 (None, '0', None, None)
000.0 0 (None, '0', None, None)
000.000 0 (None, '0', None, None)
.000000 0 (None, '0', None, None)
.0 0 (None, '0', None, None)
.00023456 0.00023456 (None, None, '.00023456', None)
.00023456000 0.00023456 (None, None, '.00023456', None)
.00503 0.00503 (None, None, '.00503', None)
.00503000 0.00503 (None, None, '.00503', None)
.068 0.068 (None, None, '.068', None)
.0680000 0.068 (None, None, '.068', None)
.8 0.8 (None, None, '.8', None)
.8000 0.8 (None, None, '.8', None)
.123456123456 0.123456123456 (None, None, '.123456123456', None)
.123456123456000 0.123456123456 (None, None, '.123456123456', None)
.657 0.657 (None, None, '.657', None)
.657000 0.657 (None, None, '.657', None)
.45 0.45 (None, None, '.45', None)
.4500000 0.45 (None, None, '.45', None)
.7 0.7 (None, None, '.7', None)
.70000 0.7 (None, None, '.7', None)
0.0000023230000 0.000002323 (None, None, '.000002323', None)
000.0000023230000 0.000002323 (None, None, '.000002323', None)
0.0081000 0.0081 (None, None, '.0081', None)
0000.0081000 0.0081 (None, None, '.0081', None)
0.059000 0.059 (None, None, '.059', None)
0000.059000 0.059 (None, None, '.059', None)
0.78987400000 0.789874 (None, None, '.789874', None)
00000.78987400000 0.789874 (None, None, '.789874', None)
0.4400000 0.44 (None, None, '.44', None)
00000.4400000 0.44 (None, None, '.44', None)
0.5000 0.5 (None, None, '.5', None)
0000.5000 0.5 (None, None, '.5', None)
0.90 0.9 (None, None, '.9', None)
000.90 0.9 (None, None, '.9', None)
0.7 0.7 (None, None, '.7', None)
000.7 0.7 (None, None, '.7', None)
2.6 2.6 (None, None, None, '2.6')
00002.6 2.6 (None, None, None, '2.6')
00002.60000 2.6 (None, None, None, '2.6')
4.71 4.71 (None, None, None, '4.71')
0004.71 4.71 (None, None, None, '4.71')
0004.7100 4.71 (None, None, None, '4.71')
23.49 23.49 (None, None, None, '23.49')
00023.49 23.49 (None, None, None, '23.49')
00023.490000 23.49 (None, None, None, '23.49')
103.45 103.45 (None, None, None, '103.45')
0000103.45 103.45 (None, None, None, '103.45')
0000103.45000 103.45 (None, None, None, '103.45')
10003.45067 10003.45067 (None, None, None, '10003.45067')
000010003.45067 10003.45067 (None, None, None, '10003.45067')
000010003.4506700 10003.45067 (None, None, None, '10003.45067')
15000.0012 15000.0012 (None, None, None, '15000.0012')
000015000.0012 15000.0012 (None, None, None, '15000.0012')
000015000.0012000 15000.0012 (None, None, None, '15000.0012')
78000.89 78000.89 (None, None, None, '78000.89')
000078000.89 78000.89 (None, None, None, '78000.89')
000078000.89000 78000.89 (None, None, None, '78000.89')
.0457e10 0.0457e10 (None, None, '.0457', None)
.0457000e10 0.0457e10 (None, None, '.0457', None)
0.782e10 0.782e10 (None, None, '.782', None)
0000.782e10 0.782e10 (None, None, '.782', None)
0000.7820000e10 0.782e10 (None, None, '.782', None)
1.23E2 1.23E2 (None, None, None, '1.23')
0001.23E2 1.23E2 (None, None, None, '1.23')
0001.2300000E2 1.23E2 (None, None, None, '1.23')
1.46e10 1.46e10 (None, None, None, '1.46')
0001.46e10 1.46e10 (None, None, None, '1.46')
0001.4600000e10 1.46e10 (None, None, None, '1.46')
1.077e-456 1.077e-456 (None, None, None, '1.077')
0001.077e-456 1.077e-456 (None, None, None, '1.077')
0001.077000e-456 1.077e-456 (None, None, None, '1.077')
1.069e10 1.069e10 (None, None, None, '1.069')
0001.069e10 1.069e10 (None, None, None, '1.069')
0001.069000e10 1.069e10 (None, None, None, '1.069')
105040.03e10 105040.03e10 (None, None, None, '105040.03')
000105040.03e10 105040.03e10 (None, None, None, '105040.03')
105040.0300e10 105040.03e10 (None, None, None, '105040.03')
..18000 No match No groups
25..00 No match No groups
36...77 No match No groups
2..8 No match No groups
3.8..9 No match No groups
.12500. No match No groups
12.51.400 No match No groups
