Python scientific notation using D instead of E

Question

Some results file produced by Fortran programs report double precision numbers (in scientific notation) using the letter D instead of E, for instan

Answer 1

The simplest way, from your Python program, would be just to add a step before you interpret each entry:

>>> val = "1.5698D+03"  # 1,569.8
>>> print float(val.replace('D', 'E'))
1569.8