title: How can I convert a column of a pandas dataframe containing string values to int/float?
body: <p>I have a pandas dataframe which contains a column that has non numeric values. How will I convert them to int/float values . </p>
  
  <p>eq:</p>
  
  <pre><code>Col1       Col2
  
  Lip_GD      267
  
  Gly_hy_68   467
  
  Hint_2      628
  
  Jac+Jac     339
  
  Lip_GD      234
  
  Jac+Jac     267
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>How will I convert the column 1 to int when I read this data into a pandas dataframe?</p>