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

Yu-Ting (Scarlett) Liu
Yu-Ting (Scarlett) Liu
903 Points

Stuck on Basic Python ~~ Help!!!!

def add(x, y) try: sum = float (x) + float (y) except ValueError: return None else: return (sum)

This is my code, I don't know what happened here~~ Can someone help me~~~ Thx!!

trial.py
def add(x, y)
    try:
        sum = float (x) + float (y) 
    except ValueError:
        return None
    else:
        return (sum)
Yu-Ting (Scarlett) Liu
Yu-Ting (Scarlett) Liu
903 Points

Yeah! I passed it!! Thank you guys!! :D

3 Answers

Bapi Roy
Bapi Roy
14,237 Points

Sum is not defined in else block