Question

Using Python v2, is there a way to ignore a value in a string if it is there?

For instance: I want someone to enter a value of $100.00, or they could enter a value of 100.00 without the leading $ symbol. What I want to do is ignore the ‘$’ value if it is typed in.

Any push in the right direction would be appreciated.

Answer 1

Maybe

s = "  $100.00 "
f = float(s.strip().lstrip("$"))

The .strip() strips whitespace from the beginning and the end of the string, and the .lstrip("$") strips a dollar sign from the beginning, if present.