def check_float(val):
val = val.replace("point", ".")
parts = val.split(".")
try:
# convert whole number words to a number
parts[0] = str(text2num(parts[0]))
# convert decimal words to a number
parts[1] = str(text2num(parts[1]))
except:
pass
try:
# joins whole number and decimal together
val_float = float(".".join(parts))
return val_float
except:
return False
def check_int(val):
# converts words to numbers
try:
val = text2num(val)
except:
pass
# checks if val is an integer
try:
int_val = int(val)
return int_val
except ValueError:
return False