none value for float is ok (#329)

* none value for float is ok

* implement a better way by also catching type errors

* Bump and CHANGELOG

Co-authored-by: Gunnar Atli Thoroddsen <gunnar.thoroddsen@scale.com>

Author: sasha-scale

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@ All notable changes to the [Nucleus Python Client](https://github.com/scaleapi/n
 The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
 
+## [0.14.9](https://github.com/scaleapi/nucleus-python-client/releases/tag/v0.14.9) - 2022-07-14
+
+### Fixed
+- NoneType errors in Validate
+
 ## [0.14.8](https://github.com/scaleapi/nucleus-python-client/releases/tag/v0.14.8) - 2022-07-14
 
 ### Fixed

nucleus/validate/utils.py

@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 def try_convert_float(float_str: str) -> Optional[float]:
     try:
         return float(float_str)
-    except ValueError:
+    except (ValueError, TypeError):
         return None

pyproject.toml

@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ exclude = '''
 
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "scale-nucleus"
-version = "0.14.8"
+version = "0.14.9"
 description = "The official Python client library for Nucleus, the Data Platform for AI"
 license =  "MIT"
 authors = ["Scale AI Nucleus Team <nucleusapi@scaleapi.com>"]