unicodedata.numeric()
unicodedata.numeric() is a Python function in the Unicodedata Module category. Returns the numeric value of a Unicode character (including fractions). The syntax is unicodedata.numeric(chr, default=None). Returns: Float or default. A typical example: unicodedata.numeric("½") # 0.5
unicodedata.numeric("5") # 5.0. A close sibling is unicodedata.lookup(), which looks up a Unicode character by its standard name. A close sibling is unicodedata.name(), which returns the Unicode name of a character. A close sibling is unicodedata.normalize(), which normalizes a Unicode string (NFC, NFKC, NFD, NFKD) for comparison. A close sibling is unicodedata.category(), which returns the general category of a Unicode character (Lu, Ll, Nd, etc.). More about this category: Unicode database — lookup, name, normalize, category, decimal. Related Unicodedata Module entries: unicodedata.lookup(), unicodedata.name(), unicodedata.normalize(), unicodedata.category(), unicodedata.bidirectional(), unicodedata.decimal(). This page is part of the free Python Reference documentation covering 978+ functions, methods, and modules with examples and parameter details.