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

Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points
Posted by Ashley Keeling
Ashley Keeling
11,476 Points

how do you convert it to floats?

the question is Let's make sure we're always working with floats. Convert your arguments to floats before you add them together. You can do this with the float() function.

I don't get how you do it

trial.py 
def add(one,two):
    return(one + two)

1 Answer

Alec Boucher
Alec Boucher
551 Points
Alec Boucher
Alec Boucher
551 Points

def add(one, two): return(float(one) + float(two))