CPF string to number

cpf2number.py

import re

my_string = "012.345.678-09"
digits_pattern = r"\d+"

digits = re.findall(digits_pattern, my_string)
number = int(''.join(digits))
print(number)

# output: 1234567809

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# another way #
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digits_pattern = r"[.-]"

digits = re.split(digits_pattern, my_string)
number = int(''.join(digits))
print(number)

# output: 1234567809

Function to decode CPF's in string format to number (int) format.