parameters: (s)
docstring: atof(s) -> float
  
      Return the floating point number represented by the string s.
docstring_summary: atof(s) -> float
docstring_tokens: atof ( s ) - > float
function: def atof(s):
      """atof(s) -> float
  
      Return the floating point number represented by the string s.
  
      """
      if type(s) == _StringType:
          return _float(s)
      else:
          raise TypeError('argument 1: expected string, %s found' %
                          type(s).__name__)
function_tokens: def atof ( s ) : if type ( s ) == _StringType : return _float ( s ) else : raise TypeError ( 'argument 1: expected string, %s found' % type ( s ) . __name__ )