def maybe_float(el):
try:<EOL><INDENT>return float(el)<EOL><DEDENT>except (TypeError, ValueError):<EOL><INDENT>pass<EOL><DEDENT>
Return a ``float`` if possible, otherwise ``None``.

    Args:
        el: any Python object.

    Returns:
        float: a ``float`` parsed from the object, or ``None``.

    Examples:
        >>> maybe_float('35.0499505')
        35.0499505