diff --git a/apis/python/operator/src/lib.rs b/apis/python/operator/src/lib.rs
index 443e3219..e2ef12e5 100644
--- a/apis/python/operator/src/lib.rs
+++ b/apis/python/operator/src/lib.rs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ use futures::{Stream, StreamExt};
 use futures_concurrency::stream::Merge as _;
 use pyo3::{
     prelude::*,
-    types::{IntoPyDict, PyBool, PyDict, PyInt, PyList, PyString, PyTuple},
+    types::{IntoPyDict, PyBool, PyDict, PyFloat, PyInt, PyList, PyString, PyTuple},
 };
 
 /// Dora Event
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ pub fn pydict_to_metadata(dict: Option<Bound<'_, PyDict>>) -> Result<MetadataPar
                 parameters.insert(key, Parameter::Bool(value.extract()?))
             } else if value.is_instance_of::<PyInt>() {
                 parameters.insert(key, Parameter::Integer(value.extract::<i64>()?))
+            } else if value.is_instance_of::<PyFloat>() {
+                parameters.insert(key, Parameter::Float(value.extract::<f64>()?))
             } else if value.is_instance_of::<PyString>() {
                 parameters.insert(key, Parameter::String(value.extract()?))
             } else if value.is_instance_of::<PyTuple>()
@@ -185,6 +187,18 @@ pub fn pydict_to_metadata(dict: Option<Bound<'_, PyDict>>) -> Result<MetadataPar
             {
                 let list: Vec<i64> = value.extract()?;
                 parameters.insert(key, Parameter::ListInt(list))
+            } else if value.is_instance_of::<PyTuple>()
+                && value.len()? > 0
+                && value.get_item(0)?.is_exact_instance_of::<PyFloat>()
+            {
+                let list: Vec<f64> = value.extract()?;
+                parameters.insert(key, Parameter::ListFloat(list))
+            } else if value.is_instance_of::<PyList>()
+                && value.len()? > 0
+                && value.get_item(0)?.is_exact_instance_of::<PyFloat>()
+            {
+                let list: Vec<f64> = value.extract()?;
+                parameters.insert(key, Parameter::ListFloat(list))
             } else {
                 println!("could not convert type {value}");
                 parameters.insert(key, Parameter::String(value.str()?.to_string()))
@@ -207,12 +221,18 @@ pub fn metadata_to_pydict<'a>(
             Parameter::Integer(int) => dict
                 .set_item(k, int)
                 .context("Could not insert metadata into python dictionary")?,
+            Parameter::Float(float) => dict
+                .set_item(k, float)
+                .context("Could not insert metadata into python dictionary")?,
             Parameter::String(s) => dict
                 .set_item(k, s)
                 .context("Could not insert metadata into python dictionary")?,
             Parameter::ListInt(l) => dict
                 .set_item(k, l)
                 .context("Could not insert metadata into python dictionary")?,
+            Parameter::ListFloat(l) => dict
+                .set_item(k, l)
+                .context("Could not insert metadata into python dictionary")?,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/libraries/message/src/descriptor.rs b/libraries/message/src/descriptor.rs
index a84963e3..a20c3fb7 100644
--- a/libraries/message/src/descriptor.rs
+++ b/libraries/message/src/descriptor.rs
@@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ pub enum EnvValue {
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "with_expand_envs")]
     Bool(bool),
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "with_expand_envs")]
-    Integer(u64),
+    Integer(i64),
+    #[serde(deserialize_with = "with_expand_envs")]
+    Float(f64),
     #[serde(deserialize_with = "with_expand_envs")]
     String(String),
 }
@@ -245,7 +247,8 @@ impl fmt::Display for EnvValue {
     fn fmt(&self, fmt: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match self {
             EnvValue::Bool(bool) => fmt.write_str(&bool.to_string()),
-            EnvValue::Integer(u64) => fmt.write_str(&u64.to_string()),
+            EnvValue::Integer(i64) => fmt.write_str(&i64.to_string()),
+            EnvValue::Float(f64) => fmt.write_str(&f64.to_string()),
             EnvValue::String(str) => fmt.write_str(str),
         }
     }
diff --git a/libraries/message/src/metadata.rs b/libraries/message/src/metadata.rs
index 35c52db1..a5b5a806 100644
--- a/libraries/message/src/metadata.rs
+++ b/libraries/message/src/metadata.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::collections::BTreeMap;
 use arrow_schema::DataType;
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub struct Metadata {
     metadata_version: u16,
     timestamp: uhlc::Timestamp,
@@ -55,12 +55,14 @@ pub struct ArrowTypeInfo {
     pub child_data: Vec<ArrowTypeInfo>,
 }
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize, Deserialize)]
 pub enum Parameter {
     Bool(bool),
     Integer(i64),
+    Float(f64),
     String(String),
     ListInt(Vec<i64>),
+    ListFloat(Vec<f64>),
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]