python
diff --git a/Doc/library/functions.rst b/Doc/library/functions.rst
@@ -438,6 +438,8 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
    If one of arguments is a real number, only its real component is used in
    the above expressions.
 
+   See also :meth:`complex.from_number` which only accepts a single numeric argument.
+
    If all arguments are omitted, returns ``0j``.
 
    The complex type is described in :ref:`typesnumeric`.
@@ -788,6 +790,8 @@ are always available.  They are listed here in alphabetical order.
    ``x.__float__()``.  If :meth:`~object.__float__` is not defined then it falls back
    to :meth:`~object.__index__`.
 
+   See also :meth:`float.from_number` which only accepts a numeric argument.
+
    If no argument is given, ``0.0`` is returned.
 
    The float type is described in :ref:`typesnumeric`.

diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -625,6 +625,23 @@ Additional Methods on Float
 The float type implements the :class:`numbers.Real` :term:`abstract base
 class`. float also has the following additional methods.
 
+.. classmethod:: float.from_number(x)
+
+   Class method to return a floating point number constructed from a number *x*.
+
+   If the argument is an integer or a floating point number, a
+   floating point number with the same value (within Python's floating point
+   precision) is returned.  If the argument is outside the range of a Python
+   float, an :exc:`OverflowError` will be raised.
+
+   For a general Python object ``x``, ``float.from_number(x)`` delegates to
+   ``x.__float__()``.
+   If :meth:`~object.__float__` is not defined then it falls back
+   to :meth:`~object.__index__`.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.14
+
+
 .. method:: float.as_integer_ratio()
 
    Return a pair of integers whose ratio is exactly equal to the
@@ -703,6 +720,25 @@ hexadecimal string representing the same number::
    '0x1.d380000000000p+11'
 
 
+Additional Methods on Complex
+-----------------------------
+
+The :class:`!complex` type implements the :class:`numbers.Complex`
+:term:`abstract base class`.
+:class:`!complex` also has the following additional methods.
+
+.. classmethod:: complex.from_number(x)
+
+   Class method to convert a number to a complex number.
+
+   For a general Python object ``x``, ``complex.from_number(x)`` delegates to
+   ``x.__complex__()``.  If :meth:`~object.__complex__` is not defined then it falls back
+   to :meth:`~object.__float__`.  If :meth:`!__float__` is not defined then it falls back
+   to :meth:`~object.__index__`.
+
+   .. versionadded:: 3.14
+
+
 .. _numeric-hash:
 
 Hashing of numeric types

@@ -75,6 +75,10 @@ New Features
 Other Language Changes
 ======================
 
+* Added class methods :meth:`float.from_number` and :meth:`complex.from_number`
+  to convert a number to :class:`float` or :class:`complex` type correspondingly.
+  They raise an error if the argument is a string.
+  (Contributed by Serhiy Storchaka in :gh:`84978`.)
 
 
 New Modules

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_complex.py b/Lib/test/test_complex.py
@@ -36,6 +36,16 @@ def __float__(self):
 class ComplexSubclass(complex):
     pass
 
+class OtherComplexSubclass(complex):
+    pass
+
+class MyInt:
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __int__(self):
+        return self.value
+
 class WithComplex:
     def __init__(self, value):
         self.value = value
@@ -675,6 +685,35 @@ def test_underscores(self):
             if not any(ch in lit for ch in 'xXoObB'):
                 self.assertRaises(ValueError, complex, lit)
 
+    def test_from_number(self, cls=complex):
+        def eq(actual, expected):
+            self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
+            self.assertIs(type(actual), cls)
+
+        eq(cls.from_number(3.14), 3.14+0j)
+        eq(cls.from_number(3.14j), 3.14j)
+        eq(cls.from_number(314), 314.0+0j)
+        eq(cls.from_number(OtherComplexSubclass(3.14, 2.72)), 3.14+2.72j)
+        eq(cls.from_number(WithComplex(3.14+2.72j)), 3.14+2.72j)
+        eq(cls.from_number(WithFloat(3.14)), 3.14+0j)
+        eq(cls.from_number(WithIndex(314)), 314.0+0j)
+
+        cNAN = complex(NAN, NAN)
+        x = cls.from_number(cNAN)
+        self.assertTrue(x != x)
+        self.assertIs(type(x), cls)
+        if cls is complex:
+            self.assertIs(cls.from_number(cNAN), cNAN)
+
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number, '3.14')
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number, b'3.14')
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number, MyInt(314))
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number, {})
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number)
+
+    def test_from_number_subclass(self):
+        self.test_from_number(ComplexSubclass)
+
     def test_hash(self):
         for x in range(-30, 30):
             self.assertEqual(hash(x), hash(complex(x, 0)))

diff --git a/Lib/test/test_float.py b/Lib/test/test_float.py
@@ -32,6 +32,28 @@ class FloatSubclass(float):
 class OtherFloatSubclass(float):
     pass
 
+class MyIndex:
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __index__(self):
+        return self.value
+
+class MyInt:
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __int__(self):
+        return self.value
+
+class FloatLike:
+    def __init__(self, value):
+        self.value = value
+
+    def __float__(self):
+        return self.value
+
+
 class GeneralFloatCases(unittest.TestCase):
 
     def test_float(self):
@@ -181,10 +203,6 @@ def test_float_with_comma(self):
 
     def test_floatconversion(self):
         # Make sure that calls to __float__() work properly
-        class Foo1(object):
-            def __float__(self):
-                return 42.
-
         class Foo2(float):
             def __float__(self):
                 return 42.
@@ -206,45 +224,29 @@ class FooStr(str):
             def __float__(self):
                 return float(str(self)) + 1
 
-        self.assertEqual(float(Foo1()), 42.)
+        self.assertEqual(float(FloatLike(42.)), 42.)
         self.assertEqual(float(Foo2()), 42.)
         with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning):
             self.assertEqual(float(Foo3(21)), 42.)
         self.assertRaises(TypeError, float, Foo4(42))
         self.assertEqual(float(FooStr('8')), 9.)
 
-        class Foo5:
-            def __float__(self):
-                return ""
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, time.sleep, Foo5())
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, time.sleep, FloatLike(""))
 
         # Issue #24731
-        class F:
-            def __float__(self):
-                return OtherFloatSubclass(42.)
+        f = FloatLike(OtherFloatSubclass(42.))
         with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning):
-            self.assertEqual(float(F()), 42.)
+            self.assertEqual(float(f), 42.)
         with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning):
-            self.assertIs(type(float(F())), float)
+            self.assertIs(type(float(f)), float)
         with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning):
-            self.assertEqual(FloatSubclass(F()), 42.)
+            self.assertEqual(FloatSubclass(f), 42.)
         with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning):
-            self.assertIs(type(FloatSubclass(F())), FloatSubclass)
-
-        class MyIndex:
-            def __init__(self, value):
-                self.value = value
-            def __index__(self):
-                return self.value
+            self.assertIs(type(FloatSubclass(f)), FloatSubclass)
 
         self.assertEqual(float(MyIndex(42)), 42.0)
         self.assertRaises(OverflowError, float, MyIndex(2**2000))
-
-        class MyInt:
-            def __int__(self):
-                return 42
-
-        self.assertRaises(TypeError, float, MyInt())
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, float, MyInt(42))
 
     def test_keyword_args(self):
         with self.assertRaisesRegex(TypeError, 'keyword argument'):
@@ -277,6 +279,37 @@ def __new__(cls, arg, newarg=None):
         self.assertEqual(float(u), 2.5)
         self.assertEqual(u.newarg, 3)
 
+    def assertEqualAndType(self, actual, expected_value, expected_type):
+        self.assertEqual(actual, expected_value)
+        self.assertIs(type(actual), expected_type)
+
+    def test_from_number(self, cls=float):
+        def eq(actual, expected):
+            self.assertEqual(actual, expected)
+            self.assertIs(type(actual), cls)
+
+        eq(cls.from_number(3.14), 3.14)
+        eq(cls.from_number(314), 314.0)
+        eq(cls.from_number(OtherFloatSubclass(3.14)), 3.14)
+        eq(cls.from_number(FloatLike(3.14)), 3.14)
+        eq(cls.from_number(MyIndex(314)), 314.0)
+
+        x = cls.from_number(NAN)
+        self.assertTrue(x != x)
+        self.assertIs(type(x), cls)
+        if cls is float:
+            self.assertIs(cls.from_number(NAN), NAN)
+
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number, '3.14')
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number, b'3.14')
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number, 3.14j)
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number, MyInt(314))
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number, {})
+        self.assertRaises(TypeError, cls.from_number)
+
+    def test_from_number_subclass(self):
+        self.test_from_number(FloatSubclass)
+
     def test_is_integer(self):
         self.assertFalse((1.1).is_integer())
         self.assertTrue((1.).is_integer())

diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-10-14-23-05-40.gh-issue-84978.Z0t6dg.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2023-10-14-23-05-40.gh-issue-84978.Z0t6dg.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add class methods :meth:`float.from_number` and :meth:`complex.from_number`.
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/complexobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/complexobject.c.h
diff --git a/Objects/clinic/floatobject.c.h b/Objects/clinic/floatobject.c.h
diff --git a/Objects/complexobject.c b/Objects/complexobject.c
@@ -757,22 +757,6 @@ complex___complex___impl(PyComplexObject *self)
 }
 
 
-static PyMethodDef complex_methods[] = {
-    COMPLEX_CONJUGATE_METHODDEF
-    COMPLEX___COMPLEX___METHODDEF
-    COMPLEX___GETNEWARGS___METHODDEF
-    COMPLEX___FORMAT___METHODDEF
-    {NULL,              NULL}           /* sentinel */
-};
-
-static PyMemberDef complex_members[] = {
-    {"real", Py_T_DOUBLE, offsetof(PyComplexObject, cval.real), Py_READONLY,
-     "the real part of a complex number"},
-    {"imag", Py_T_DOUBLE, offsetof(PyComplexObject, cval.imag), Py_READONLY,
-     "the imaginary part of a complex number"},
-    {0},
-};
-
 static PyObject *
 complex_from_string_inner(const char *s, Py_ssize_t len, void *type)
 {
@@ -1142,6 +1126,52 @@ complex_new_impl(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *r, PyObject *i)
     return complex_subtype_from_doubles(type, cr.real, ci.real);
 }
 
+/*[clinic input]
+@classmethod
+complex.from_number
+
+    number: object
+    /
+
+Convert number to a complex floating-point number.
+[clinic start generated code]*/
+
+static PyObject *
+complex_from_number(PyTypeObject *type, PyObject *number)
+/*[clinic end generated code: output=658a7a5fb0de074d input=3f8bdd3a2bc3facd]*/
+{
+    if (PyComplex_CheckExact(number) && type == &PyComplex_Type) {
+        Py_INCREF(number);
+        return number;
+    }
+    Py_complex cv = PyComplex_AsCComplex(number);
+    if (cv.real == -1.0 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
+        return NULL;
+    }
+    PyObject *result = PyComplex_FromCComplex(cv);
+    if (type != &PyComplex_Type && result != NULL) {
+        Py_SETREF(result, PyObject_CallOneArg((PyObject *)type, result));
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+static PyMethodDef complex_methods[] = {
+    COMPLEX_FROM_NUMBER_METHODDEF
+    COMPLEX_CONJUGATE_METHODDEF
+    COMPLEX___COMPLEX___METHODDEF
+    COMPLEX___GETNEWARGS___METHODDEF
+    COMPLEX___FORMAT___METHODDEF
+    {NULL,              NULL}           /* sentinel */
+};
+
+static PyMemberDef complex_members[] = {
+    {"real", Py_T_DOUBLE, offsetof(PyComplexObject, cval.real), Py_READONLY,
+     "the real part of a complex number"},
+    {"imag", Py_T_DOUBLE, offsetof(PyComplexObject, cval.imag), Py_READONLY,
+     "the imaginary part of a complex number"},
+    {0},
+};
+
 static PyNumberMethods complex_as_number = {
     (binaryfunc)complex_add,                    /* nb_add */
     (binaryfunc)complex_sub,                    /* nb_subtract */
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		@@ -0,0 +1 @@
		Add class methods :meth:`float.from_number` and :meth:`complex.from_number`.