sgreen solutions to challenge 287

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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+import re
+import sys
+
+
+def valid_number(s: str) -> bool:
+    """Check if the given string is a valid number.
+
+    Args:
+        s (str): The supplied string.
+
+    Returns:
+        bool: True if the string is a valid number, False otherwise.
+    """
+    return bool(re.search(r'^[+-]?([0-9]+\.?[0-9]*|\.[0-9]+)([eE][+-]?[0-9]+)?$', s))
+
+
+def main():
+    result = valid_number(sys.argv[1])
+    print('true' if result else 'false')
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()