On Mar 6, 9:27 am, Pierre Quentel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > I would like to know if there is a module that converts a string to a > value of the "most probable type" ; for instance : > - if the string is "abcd" the value is the same string "abcd" > - string "123" : value = the integer 123 > - string "-1.23" (or "-1,23" if the locale for decimals is ,) : value > = the float -1.23 > - string "2008/03/06" (the format is also locale-dependant) : value = > datetime.date(2008,03,06) > > Like in spreadsheets, special prefixes could be used to force the > type : for instance '123 would be converted to the *string* "123" > instead of the *integer* 123 > > I could code it myself, but this wheel is probably already invented
Maybe, but that's a so domain-specific and easy to code wheel that it's no big deal reinventing. George -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
