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

marios armakolas
marios armakolas
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Posted by marios armakolas
marios armakolas
2,147 Points

trial.py task 2

What goes wrong with the following code

def add(num1, num2): num1 = float() num2 = float() return(num1 + num2)

Bummer!Try again!

trial.py 
def add(num1, num2):
    num1 = float()
    num2 = float()
return(num1 + num2)

1 Answer

Stuart McIntosh
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Stuart McIntosh
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Stuart McIntosh
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Stuart McIntosh
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 22,874 Points

Hi there, you are using float() wrongly - the correct use would be in this case.

return float(num1) + float(num2)

hope that make sense