Answers for "how to get to know if the variable is float in python"

python check if number is integer or float

>>> x = 12
>>> isinstance(x, int)
True
>>> y = 12.0
>>> isinstance(y, float)
True

python is float

def is_number(x):
    '''
        Takes a word and checks if Number (Integer or Float).
    '''
    try:
        # only integers and float converts safely
        num = float(x)
        return True
    except ValueError as e: # not convertable to float
        return False