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

jonathan arriaga
jonathan arriaga
416 Points
Posted by jonathan arriaga
jonathan arriaga
416 Points

need help? whats wrong with my code

cant figure out whats wrong with my code

trial.py 
def add(ava1,ava2):
    try:
a = float(ava1)
b = float(ava2)
except ValueError:
    return: none
else:
    return (a+b)

2 Answers

Christian Mangeng
Christian Mangeng
15,970 Points
Christian Mangeng
Christian Mangeng
15,970 Points

Hi jonathan,

three issus in your code:

1) remove the colon after return

2) None always has a capital N

3) check your indentation: try, except and else should have an indentation of one tab (as these are inside the function), while the actions that follow all have one more tab, as these are inside try, except or else (so 2 tabs in total).

Hope that helps

jonathan arriaga
jonathan arriaga
416 Points
jonathan arriaga
jonathan arriaga
416 Points

Thank you! i fixed all the issues you pointed out and i was able to solve the challenge. And thank you for the tip on the indentations they have been throwing me off

bryonlarrance
bryonlarrance
16,414 Points
bryonlarrance
bryonlarrance
16,414 Points

Indentation is incorrect and one extra ':' after return.