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

jadon barnes
jadon barnes
880 Points
Posted by jadon barnes
jadon barnes
880 Points

what is wrong with this code

i don't see why this would not work

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

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 Points

Your code is converting the arguments to floats but not assigning the result to a variable. The return is using the unchanged arguments in the return. Here is one solution:

def add(num1, num2):
    fl_num1 = float(num1) 
    fl_num2 = float(num2)
    return fl_num1 + fl_num2