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Title: Float documentation doesn't allow int-like strings as valid arguments for float · Issue #100428 · python/cpython · GitHub

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Description: The documentation for float doesn't explicitly allow int-like strings, although it does give one as an example. E.g. although float('10') works and returns a float, the documentation implies that it shouldn't. See discussion on Discuss. ...

Open Graph Description: The documentation for float doesn't explicitly allow int-like strings, although it does give one as an example. E.g. although float('10') works and returns a float, the documentation implies that i...

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