is_roman_numeral

plasmapy.utils.roman.is_roman_numeral(s: str) → bool

Check whether or not a string is a valid Roman numeral.

Parameters:s (str) – The possible Roman numeral. Returns:result – True if the str input is a valid Roman numeral, and False if it is not. Return type:bool Raises:TypeError – If the argument is not a str.

See also

to_roman(), from_roman()

Examples

>>> is_roman_numeral("CXVII")
True
>>> is_roman_numeral("42")
False