Project 1 challenge 3 exceptions

Question

Hello. I really don't know what question to ask. It seems like the code is correct. I ran the code on IDLE and it worked. 
def add(num1, num2):
    try:
        total = float(num1) + float(num2)
    except ValueError:
        return None
    else:
        return total
I had to add the function call and print to return total in IDLE. Not needed in challenge.
print(add(10,6)) #returns 16
print(add('five',6) #returns None
On the challenge, I get bummer! try again.
Any pointers will be greatly appreciated.
```trial.py
def add(num1,num2):
try:    
    total = float(num1) + float(num2)
except ValueError:
    return None
else:
    return total
```

Derek Woods · Accepted Answer

i tried your code and everything worked, all i had to do was indent everything that is part of the function. Python is big on formatting whitespace.

Fernandito Flores · Answer

I see. I had to indent try/except/else as well as the blocks associated with it. It worked! Thank you so much. I been trying to figure this out since yesterday.

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Fernandito Flores

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Project 1 challenge 3 exceptions

I had to add the function call and print to return total in IDLE. Not needed in challenge.

2 Answers

Derek Woods

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Fernandito Flores

Fernandito Flores