Separates fuzzily given size input (i.e. 1cm x 2", 10.4' x 2mm x 11 1/4", 10 meter) etc. Units are irrelevant.

number_sep.py

# HOLY FUCK I OVERDOSED MY MEDS, I'M FUCKED
def sanitize(n):
    return n.strip().replace(" ", "").replace("\\", "/")

to_decimal = lambda n: "/" not in n and float(n) or float(n.split("/")[0])/float(n.split("/")[1])

def separate_dims(n):
    separated = filter(None, re.findall(r'\d*\.?/?\\?\d*',  n))
    return separated, len(separated)

def fractionize(s):
    if "/" in s:
        out = s[:-3], s[-3:]
    else:
        out = s, "0"

    return float(out[0]) + to_decimal(out[1]) 

def main(n):
    pass_1, dims = separate_dims(sanitize(n))
    pass_2 = []
    for i in pass_1:
        pass_2.append(fractionize(i))
    
    return pass_2