Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Try and Except

Posted by brent westley
brent westley
1,089 Points

confused

just keep getting the error code bummer try again does that mean im close?

trial.py 
def add(num1,num2):
float(num1 + num2)
    return(num1 + num2)

1 Answer

K.D. Harris
K.D. Harris
11,223 Points
K.D. Harris
K.D. Harris
11,223 Points

It's just an indentation error - all the things within your function have to be indented.

def add(num1,num2):
    float(num1 + num2)
    return(num1 + num2)