my python is confusing the minus with dash sign

Question

I am trying to run the following python with \" python get_timestamp.py -f gsham_input.xvg -1 −0.1348 -2 −0.1109\". However, it seems that the python is mistaking

Answer 1

In Python 3

float_num_of_str = float(arg_str.replace(u"\u2212", "-"))