fix: handle scientific notation in awk output by converting to float …

[thiagogenez]

Description

This pull request addresses an issue in redMasking.py where the conversion of awkres to an integer fails if the value is in scientific notation, resulting in a ValueError.

Details

• Issue: When awkres is in scientific notation (e.g., '4.31768e+09'), converting it directly to an integer using int() causes a ValueError.
• Fix: The conversion logic has been updated to first convert the string to a float and then to an integer. This ensures that values in scientific notation are correctly handled.

Changes Made

1. Modified the code to convert awkres to a float before converting it to an integer:

   
   try:
      pre_mask_size = int(float(awkres)) if awkres else 0
   except ValueError as e:
      print(f"Error converting awkres to int: {e}")
      pre_mask_size = 0

[glennhickey]

Closing this in favour of #1408 (which fixes both instances of the issue). Thanks, though!