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

Margo Oshry
Margo Oshry
697 Points
Posted by Margo Oshry
Margo Oshry
697 Points

how do you convert your argument to floats?

what is a float

trial.py 
def add(num1, num2):
    return(num1+num2)

1 Answer

Cindy Lea
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Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,497 Points
Cindy Lea
Cindy Lea
Courses Plus Student 6,497 Points

A float is a smaller ranged decimal number than a double that uses 4 bytes in size.

One way to convert: int(float(a))