parameters: (value)
return_statement: return p
docstring: Auxiliary function to parse string entry to int, float or np.string_().
  
      Parameters
      ----------
          value : str
              String containing an int, float or string.
  
      Returns
      -------
          : int or float or str
              Entry value as int, float or string.
docstring_summary: Auxiliary function to parse string entry to int, float or np.string_().
docstring_tokens: Auxiliary function to parse string entry to int float or np . string_ () .
function: def _parseEntry_emi(value):
      """Auxiliary function to parse string entry to int, float or np.string_().
  
      Parameters
      ----------
          value : str
              String containing an int, float or string.
  
      Returns
      -------
          : int or float or str
              Entry value as int, float or string.
  
      """
  
      # try to parse as int
      try:
          p = int(value)
      except ValueError:
          # if not int, then try float
          try:
              p = float(value)
          except ValueError:
              # if neither int nor float, stay with string
              p = np.string_(str(value))
  
      return p
function_tokens: def _parseEntry_emi ( value ) : # try to parse as int try : p = int ( value ) except ValueError : # if not int, then try float try : p = float ( value ) except ValueError : # if neither int nor float, stay with string p = np . string_ ( str ( value ) ) return p