code: def get_float(strings: Sequence[str],
                prefix: str,
                ignoreleadingcolon: bool = False,
                precedingline: str = "") -> Optional[float]:
      
      return get_float_raw(get_string(strings, prefix,
                                      ignoreleadingcolon=ignoreleadingcolon,
                                      precedingline=precedingline))
docs: Fetches a float parameter via :func:`get_string`.