Python: convert alphabetically spelled out numbers to numerics?

Question

I'm looking for a library, service, or code suggestions to turn spelled out numbers and amounts (eg. "thirty five dollars and fifteen cents", "one point five") into numerics ($35.15, 1.5) . Suggestions?

Answer 1

I wrote some code to do this for integers a while ago: http://github.com/ghewgill/text2num

Feel free to fork and hack.

Answer 2

Almost a duplicate.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/309884/code-golf-number-to-words