title: how to make a variable change from the text "1m" into "1000000" in python
body: <p>I have variables with values like 1.7m 1.8k and 1.2b how can I convert them to a real number value for example</p>
  
  <pre><code>1.7m = 1700000
  1.8k = 1800
  1.2b = 1200000000
  </code></pre>