python is float

1# check if a number is int or float
2
3isinstance(x, int) # integer
4isinstance(x, float) # float
5
6import numbers
7isinstance(x, numbers.Integral) # Long Int
8

1def is_number(x):
2    '''
3        Takes a word and checks if Number (Integer or Float).
4    '''
5    try:
6        # only integers and float converts safely
7        num = float(x)
8        return True
9    except ValueError as e: # not convertable to float
10        return False

1N.is_integer()

1try:
2    float(element)
3except ValueError:
4    print "Not a float"

1check_float = isinstance(25.9, float)

1myfloat = 7.0