Can only concatenate str (not "numpy.float64") to str

Can only concatenate str (not "numpy.float64") to str #

The Python "TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "numpy.float64") to str" occurs when we try to concatenate a string and a numpy float. To solve the error, convert the numpy float to a string, e.g. str(my_float) to concatenate the strings.

Here is an example of how the error occurs.

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import numpy as np

my_float = np.power(13.3, 3, dtype=np.float64)

# ⛔️ TypeError: can only concatenate str (not "numpy.float64") to str
result = 'It costs: ' + my_float

The values on the left and right-hand sides need to be of compatible types.

One way to solve the error is to convert the numpy float to a string.

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import numpy as np

my_float = np.power(13.3, 3, dtype=np.float64)

result = 'It costs: ' + str(my_float)

print(result)  # 👉 It costs: 2352.637

We passed the numpy floating-point number to the str() class and converted it to a string before concatenating the two strings.

If you have a number that is wrapped in a string and a float, you need to convert the string to a float (or an integer) to add the two numbers.

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import numpy as np

my_float = np.power(13.3, 3, dtype=np.float64)

result = float('10.3') + my_float

# 👇️ or use np.float64
# result = np.float64('10.3') + my_float

print(result)  # 👉 2362.9370000000004

We passed the string to the float() class to convert it to a floating-point number. Note that you can also use the int() class if you need to convert a string to an integer.

An alternative to concatenating strings with the addition (+) operator is to use a formatted string literal.

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import numpy as np

str_1 = 'it costs: '

num_1 = np.power(13.3, 3, dtype=np.float64)

result = f'{str_1} {num_1} usd'

print(result)  # 👉️ 'it costs:  2352.637 usd'

Make sure to wrap expressions in curly braces - {expression}.

If you aren't sure what type a variable stores, use the built-in type() class.

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import numpy as np

str_1 = 'it costs: '
print(type(str_1))  # 👉️ <class 'str'>
print(isinstance(str_1, str))  # 👉️ True


num_1 = np.power(13.3, 3, dtype=np.float64)
print(type(num_1))  # 👉️ <class 'numpy.float64'>
print(isinstance(num_1, np.float64))  # 👉️ True

The type class returns the type of an object.

The isinstance function returns True if the passed in object is an instance or a subclass of the passed in class.