Python function to convert numbers to AP style. (Work in progress.)

pythontoAP

# note: this doesn't actually work yet

def numToAP(num):
    numstripped = int(str(num).replace('$','').replace(',',''))
    if numstripped < 10:
        apnums = ["zero", "one", "two", "three", "four", "five", "six", "seven", "eight", "nine"]
        return apnums[numstripped]
    elif numstripped > 999999:
        striplength = len(str(numstripped))
        if striplength >= 7 and striplength <= 9:
            div = float(numstripped / 1000000)
            return str('{0:.2f}'.format(div) + ' million').replace('.00','')
        elif striplength >= 10 and striplength <= 12:
            div = float(numstripped / 1000000000)
            return str('{0:.2f}'.format(div) + ' billion').replace('.00','')
    elif numstripped > 999 and numstripped <= 999999:
        return str('{:,}'.format(numstripped))