Worked like a charm! Thanks to all 3 of you, Amélie Please consider the environment before printing this e-mail or any of its attachments (if applicable)
-----Original Message----- From: python-list-bounces+aydavis=purdue....@python.org [mailto:python-list-bounces+aydavis=purdue....@python.org] On Behalf Of John Machin Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:49 PM To: python-list@python.org Subject: Re: sorting items in a table problematic because ofscientific notation <skip <at> pobox.com> writes: > MRAB> FYI: > > >>> float(s) > 105646.365517 > > MRAB> which saves a few keystrokes. > > Thanks. Didn't used to be that way I don't think. Python 1.5.2 (#0, Apr 13 1999, 10:51:12) [MSC 32 bit (Intel)] on win32 Copyright 1991-1995 Stichting Mathematisch Centrum, Amsterdam >>> float(' 1.23456789e+004 ') 12345.6789 >>> :-) -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
