[Tutor] converting strings to float: strange case

[Gabriele Brambilla]

Hi,

I'm trying to convert a string to a float. It seems a basic thing but I
don't know why I'm getting this erroris

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "phresREADER.py", line 27, in <module>
    tra = float(stri)
ValueError: could not convert string to float:

My file has this line

5.50000e+000 5.50000e+001 5.50000e+002 5.50000e+003

my code is:

my_line = f.readline()
avg_energySTR = [str(i) for i in my_line.split(' ')]
for stri in avg_energySTR:
        tra = float(stri)

do you have any idea?

thanks

Gabriele
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