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get_numbers_from_text.py
def get_numbers_from_text(text):
import re
pattern = '[-+]?[.]?[\d]+(?:,\d\d\d)*[\.]?\d*(?:[eE][-+]?\d+)?'
list_of_numbers = re.findall(pattern, text)
return list_of_numbers
# Test
text = """A rise in cases was re[prted acrpss a staggering 36 US states last week. In Florida, officals recorded 9,585 new cases on Saturday."""
get_numbers_from_text(text)
# ['36', '9,585']
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