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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python The Exception to the Rule

Mariya Shklyar
Mariya Shklyar
1,022 Points
Posted by Mariya Shklyar
Mariya Shklyar
1,022 Points

Need help with quiz

What did I do worng in the second question of the quiz?

one = 1
two = 2
def add(one, two):
    float(1)
    float(2)
    return(one + two)
Yuan Gao
Yuan Gao
8,947 Points
Yuan Gao
Yuan Gao
8,947 Points

Hi Mariya, when defining the function you used "one" and "two" to name your variables, so the result you want to get would be (one + two). Also it's helpful to print out the result using "print()" to check your result.

one = 1 
two = 2 
def add(one, two):  
    return(one + two)
print (add(one,two))

What you use to name your variable when defining the function doesn't have to match with your actual input variable's name. For example, this would also work:

one = 1 
two = 2 
def add(apple, orange):  
    return(apple + orange)
print (add(one,two))

2 Answers

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points
Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

There is no need to declare the variables just include the float conversion in your return.

def add(num1, num2):
    return float(num1)+float(num2)
eodell
eodell
26,386 Points
eodell
eodell
26,386 Points

【code challenge 1/3】

def add(num1, num2): return(num1 + num2)

【code challenge 2/3】

def add(num1, num2): a = float(num1) b = float(num2) return(a + b)

【code challenge 3/3】

def add(num1, num2): try: a = float(num1) b = float(num2) except ValueError: return None else: return(a + b)