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

Posted by Pedro Meio-Dia
Pedro Meio-Dia
3,896 Points

Let's make sure we're always working with floats. Convert your arguments to floats before you add them together.

It states that "You can do this with the float() function." My question is how, please?

def add(num1,num2): return(num1 + num2) add(1, 10)

trial.py 
def add(num1, num2):
    return(num1 + num2)
add(2, 10)
Frank Campos
Frank Campos
4,175 Points 
#use the method float() and assign the result in the same variable, which in this case are num1 and num2.
def add(num1, num2)
    num1 = float(num1)
    num2 = float(num2)
    return num1 + num2

1 Answer

Pedro Meio-Dia
Pedro Meio-Dia
3,896 Points
Pedro Meio-Dia
Pedro Meio-Dia
3,896 Points

Thanks a lot, Frank Campos! I got it.