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

Juan Davin
Juan Davin
2,792 Points
Posted by Juan Davin
Juan Davin
2,792 Points

What's wrong?

I cant find what's wrong with my lines of code

trial.py 
def add(x,y):
    try:
        count=(x+y)
    except valueError:
        return None
    else:
        return float(x)+float(y)

1 Answer

Kurt Maurer
Kurt Maurer
16,725 Points

Hey Juan,

You're really close! Here are some tips:

  1. The parentheses around x+y aren't needed.
  2. The challenge wants you to call the float function on your parameters(x, y) in the try block. So you should see count = float(x) + float(y)
  3. The 'V' in ValueError needs to be capitalized.

Hope this helps, and let me know how it went!