#Define the function
def strToFloat():
    """
    Returns a float from string numeric entered
    Else asks user to enter a numeric string
    param: none
    return: float from numeric string
    """

    x = False;
    while not x:
        try:
            the_str = input("Enter a any number: ")
            z = float(the_str)
            x = True;
            print(z)
            #return z
        except:
            print("Enter only numeric values")

#Call the function

strToFloat()