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Damian McCarthy
3,656 PointsIts bad how bad I am at this.
I cant figure out how to get this float to work, Ive tried to many things this one was my most recent attempt.
def add(num1, num2):
return float(int(num1)) + float(int(num2))
add(5,10)
1 Answer
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 PointsWhy are you casting them to integers inside of the float casts? It never asked you to do so...
Just cast the two variable to floats, don't do any integer casting.
Damian McCarthy
3,656 Pointswhen i was just doing the float it was giving me a error saying that i cant make strings float, so that's why i did that. but i don't understand how its a string. so im just so confused ive watch them way to many times, but there's nothing on this scenario.
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 PointsDane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 PointsDon't say you are bad at this, it is normal to grasp these topics on your first try.
For you, I would recommend that you actually re-watch this section and possibly the previous one as well. It seems to me like you are moving a bit to fast through these lessons and aren't giving yourself time to properly understand them.
Patience and taking it slow are the most important traits to have while learning and while doing programming. If you need to watch a video 3 times to understand it, do so! But rushing through these videos and challenges won't help you if are not grasping the concepts being taught in them.
I am not saying that you are rushing through them, but from your previous question, it looks to me like you are not understanding this part of series. So probably re-watching the section will help!