def first_digits(s, default=0):
    """Return the fist (left-hand) digits in a string as a single integer, ignoring sign (+/-).
    >>> first_digits('+123.456')
    123
    """
    s = re.split(r'[^0-9]+', str(s).strip().lstrip('+-' + charlist.whitespace))
    if len(s) and len(s[0]):
        return int(s[0])
    return default
def first_digits ( s , default = 0 ) : s = re . split ( r'[^0-9]+' , str ( s ) . strip ( ) . lstrip ( '+-' + charlist . whitespace ) ) if len ( s ) and len ( s [ 0 ] ) : return int ( s [ 0 ] ) return default
Return the fist (left-hand) digits in a string as a single integer, ignoring sign (+/-).
    >>> first_digits('+123.456')
    123