How do I convert a number in a LineEdit widget to float? Say I

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Asked: June 17, 20262026-06-17T07:11:36+00:00 2026-06-17T07:11:36+00:00

How do I convert a number in a LineEdit widget to float?

Say I have:

textfield = QtGui.QLineEdit(self)

And the user inputs 12345.2 in it. I want that to be converted to a float and stored in a variable X. How do I do it?

I tried the code below, it doesn’t work.

INPUT = textfield.text
INPUT2 = float(INPUT)

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-06-17T07:11:37+00:00

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text is the name of the method. You should call it to get the text inside the QLineEdit.

INPUT = textfield.text()
INPUT2 = float(INPUT)

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