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joseph carboni Parsing Dollar Figures One product of mine takes reports that come in as a table that’s been exported to PDF, which means text extraction. For dollar figures I find a prefixed dollar symbol and convert the number following it into a float.
by joseph carboni One product of mine takes reports that come in as a table that’s been exported to PDF, which means text extraction. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Joseph Carboni is a multifaceted programmer with a background in bioinformatics, neuroscience, and sales, now focusing on Python development. He developed a ribosomal loading model and contributed to a neuroscience paper before transitioning to a six-year sales career, enhancing his understanding of business and client relations.
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