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Solve the following problem using Python, implementing the functions described below, one line at a time
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Description:
 def parse(text):
 """Try to parse into a number. Return: the number (int or float) if successful; otherwise None. """

        try:
            return int(text)
        except ValueError:
            try:
                amount = float(text)
                assert not isnan(amount) and not isinf(amount)
                return amount
            except (ValueError, AssertionError):
                return None