python-codewars-solutions/evaluate-mathematical-expressions/README.md

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# Instructions
Given a mathematical expression as a string you must return the result as a number.
## Numbers
Number may be both whole numbers and/or decimal numbers. The same goes for the returned result.
## Operators
You need to support the following mathematical operators:
* Multiplication `*`
* Division `/` (as floating point division)
* Addition `+`
* Subtraction `-`
Operators are always evaluated from left-to-right, and `*` and `/` must be evaluated before `+` and `-`.
## Parentheses
You need to support multiple levels of nested parentheses, ex. `(2 / (2 + 3.33) * 4) - -6`
## Whitespace
There may or may not be whitespace between numbers and operators.
An addition to this rule is that the minus sign (`-`) used for negating numbers and parentheses will *never* be separated by whitespace. I.e all of the following are **valid** expressions.
```
1-1 // 0
1 -1 // 0
1- 1 // 0
1 - 1 // 0
1- -1 // 2
1 - -1 // 2
1--1 // 2
6 + -(4) // 2
6 + -( -4) // 10
```
And the following are **invalid** expressions
```
1 - - 1 // Invalid
1- - 1 // Invalid
6 + - (4) // Invalid
6 + -(- 4) // Invalid
```
## Validation
You do not need to worry about validation - you will only receive **valid** mathematical expressions following the above rules.
## Restricted APIs
```if:javascript
NOTE: Both `eval` and `Function` are disabled.
```
```if:php
NOTE: `eval` is disallowed in your solution.
```
```if:python
NOTE: `eval` and `exec` are disallowed in your solution.
```
```if:clojure
NOTE: `eval` and `import` are disallowed in your solution.
```
```if:java
NOTE: To keep up the difficulty of the kata, use of some classes and functions is disallowed. Their names cannot appear in the solution file, even in comments and variable names.
```
```if:rust
NOTE: `std::process::Command` is disallowed in your solution.
```