Convert a string to integer with decimal in Python

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Matt Hampel picture Matt Hampel · Jul 7, 2009 · Viewed 233.8k times · Source

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 = '23.45678'
>>> i = int(s)
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
ValueError: invalid literal for int() with base 10: '23.45678'

I can convert it to a decimal by using:

>>> from decimal import *
>>> d = Decimal(s)
>>> print d
23.45678

I could also split on '.', then subtract the decimal from zero, then add that to the whole number ... yuck.

But I'd prefer to have it as an int, without unnecessary type conversions or maneuvering.

Answer

Paolo Bergantino picture Paolo Bergantino · Jul 7, 2009

How about this?

>>> s = '23.45678'
>>> int(float(s))
23

Or...

>>> int(Decimal(s))
23

Or...

>>> int(s.split('.')[0])
23

I doubt it's going to get much simpler than that, I'm afraid. Just accept it and move on.

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