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

Rafael Ayala Santos
Rafael Ayala Santos
1,854 Points

Why is this happening to me?! ValueError: could not convert string to float: '2.25.2'

God why have you forsaken me?

trial.py
def add(a, b):
    return float(a + b)
Rafael Ayala Santos
Rafael Ayala Santos
1,854 Points

Works fine in the windows command line :(

1 Answer

Convert them before returning it, ie

a,b = float(a), float(b)