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

Posted by annikaheflin
annikaheflin
577 Points

What's a float and how do you use it?

please help i am not sure what a float is and i need to understand it to pass this task.

trial.py 
def add(cool, nice):
    return cool. + nice

2 Answers

Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
35,170 Points
Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
35,170 Points

A float is a floating point number, which just means it has a decimal as opposed to an int which is always a whole number with no decimal.

To convert (cast) something to a float would look like this:

num = 10
num_to_float = float(num)
Sneha Nagpaul
Sneha Nagpaul
10,124 Points
Sneha Nagpaul
Sneha Nagpaul
10,124 Points

So, you probably don't need to know what floats are for this task. Just remove the full stop(period) from after cool. You should be good to go.