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

Abdullah Jassim
Abdullah Jassim
4,551 Points
Posted by Abdullah Jassim
Abdullah Jassim
4,551 Points

I dont understand why it says total isnt defined

def add (num1, num2):

    try:
        total = float(num1) + float(num2)
        return total
    except ValueError:
        return none
    else:
        return total
trial.py 
def add (num1, num2):

    try:
        total = float(num1) + float(num2)
        return total
    except ValueError:
        return none
    else:
        return total

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

That message is a bit misleading.

You do have an error, but it's with a different word. You wrote "none" (with a lower-case "n") but it should be "None" (with a capital "N").

Also, while it doesn't cause an error, you don't need the "else" since you return from both the try block and the except block.