docs: def __convert_num(number):
          """
          All path items are automatically strings. If you think it's an int or float, this attempts to convert it.
          :param str number:
          :return float or str:
          """
          try:
              return float(number)
          except ValueError as e:
              logger_noaa_lpd.warn("convert_num: ValueError: {}".format(e))
              return number