diff --git a/gooey/gui/util/casting.py b/gooey/gui/util/casting.py
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+++ b/gooey/gui/util/casting.py
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+
+
+def safe_int(n):
+  return _safe_cast(int, n)
+
+def safe_float(n):
+  return _safe_cast(float, n)
+
+
+def _safe_cast(_type, val):
+  try:
+    return _type(val)
+  except ValueError:
+    return None
+
diff --git a/gooey/gui/util/functional.py b/gooey/gui/util/functional.py
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+++ b/gooey/gui/util/functional.py
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+'''
+Simple monad-ish bindings
+'''
+
+
+def unit(val):
+  return val
+
+def bind(val, f):
+  return f(val) if val else None