func.py

import re

def multiplyDivideFunc(inStr):
    outList = list()
    if "*" in inStr:
        # print("Multiply in inStr")
        outList = inStr.split("*")
        # print(float(outList[0])*float(outList[1]))
        return float(outList[0])*float(outList[1])
    elif "/" in inStr:
        # print("Divide in inStr")
        outList = inStr.split("/")
        # print(float(outList[0]) / float(outList[1]))
        return float(outList[0]) / float(outList[1])
    else:
        # print("Only a digit:", float(inStr))
        return float(inStr)