[2.4] fix sparse: accpet int/float wrapped in string #1379

	name: Code checker on pull request

	on:
	pull_request:
	branches:
	- 2.4

	jobs:
	code-lint:
	name: Code lint check
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	strategy:
	matrix:
	python-version: [3.8, 3.12]
	steps:
	- name: Checkout code
	uses: actions/checkout@v4
	- name: Set up python
	uses: actions/setup-python@v5
	with:
	python-version: ${{ matrix.python-version }}
	- name: check pyproject.toml install
	run: \|
	pip install -e .
	- name: Install requirements
	run: \|
	pip install -r requirements.txt
	- name: Run pylint
	shell: bash
	run: \|
	make lint

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