def is_number(string):

"""Check if the provided string can be converted to a float.

Since integers can be converted to floats, this function will return True

for integers as well. Hence, we can use this function to check if a

string is a number.

Parameters

----------

string : str

The string to evaluate for numeric conversion.

Returns

-------

bool

The boolean whether `string` can be successfully converted to float.

Examples

--------

>>> is_number("3.14")

True

>>> is_number("-1.23")

True

>>> is_number("007")

True

>>> is_number("five")

False

>>> is_number("3.14.15")

False

>>> is_number("NaN")

True

>>> is_number("Infinity")

True

>>> is_number("Inf")

True

"""

try:

float(string)

return True

except ValueError:

return False