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

Posted by Rakshith Nayak
Rakshith Nayak
1,893 Points

Don't know where i'm going wrong here

Could someone please complete the code

trial.py 
def add(5, 2):
    try:
        sum = (5) + (2)
    except ValueError:
        print("That's not the answer!")
    else:
        return sum
Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points
Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points

You are trying to pass in integers as variables:

def add(5, 2):
    try:
        sum = (5) + (2)

Change the integers to variables and in the try, don't have to surround the variables with parenthesis.

Call your function with integers as input.

add(5,2)

1 Answer

jacinator
jacinator
11,936 Points
jacinator
jacinator
11,936 Points 
# This is the code that they are expecting you to write.
def add(arg1, arg2):  # Pass in arguments and not integers
    try:
        answer = float(arg1) + float(arg2)  # Convert the arguments to floats
    except ValueError:
        return None  # Return in the case of an error None
    else:
        return answer

# This is your function
def add(5, 2):
    try:
        sum = (5) + (2)
    except ValueError:
        print("That's not the answer!")
    else:
        return sum
Rakshith Nayak
Rakshith Nayak
1,893 Points

Thanks for your input guys!