def _skip_row(self, row):
        if row == []:
            return True
        if row[0] == 'Total':
            return True
        if row[0] == 'Official Totals':
            return True
        if isinstance(row[0], float):
            return False
        if row[0].strip() == '':
            return True
        if row[0].startswith("* The State Canvassing Board"):
            return True
        if row[0].replace('\n',' ').strip() in self.target_offices:
            return True
        # if the contents of the second cell is not a float, skip that row
        try:
            float(row[1])
            return False
        except ValueError:
            return True
        except __HOLE__:
            return True
dataset/ETHPy150Open openelections/openelections-core/openelex/us/wy/load.py/WYLoader._skip_row