Using isdigit for floats?

Question

a = raw_input(\'How much is 1 share in that company? \')

while not a.isdigit():
    print(\"You need to write a number!\\n\")
    a = raw_input(\'How much is 1 shar         


        

Answer 1

import re

string1 = "0.5"
string2 = "0.5a"
string3 = "a0.5"
string4 = "a0.5a"

p = re.compile(r'\d+(\.\d+)?$')

if p.match(string1):
    print(string1 + " float or int")
else:
    print(string1 + " not float or int")

if p.match(string2):
    print(string2 + " float or int")
else:
    print(string2 + " not float or int")

if p.match(string3):
    print(string3 + " float or int")
else:
    print(string3 + " not float or int")

if p.match(string4):
    print(string4 + " float or int")
else:
    print(string4 + " not float or int")

output:
0.5 float or int
0.5a not float or int
a0.5 not float or int
a0.5a not float or int