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Joshua Smith
3,843 PointsWhat's the proper manner to convert function arguments using the float() to ensure a final result of type float?
In the code on this post, I'm using Python and attempted to convert the arguments to type float in the definition of the add() function. Prior to that, I also attempted to convert them to float in the initialization of the (total) variable. Neither has worked for me :(
Any help or recommendation on how to properly do this would be appreciated!
def add(float(num1, num2)):
total = num1 + num2
return total
add(6, 7)
1 Answer
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsIt is invalid code to do anything inside of the parentheses of a function definition except for arguments. And you used the float function in the parentheses, which is invalid.
Fix it by using it in the function code itself:
def add(x, y):
return float(x) + float(y)
Also, you don't need to call the function; the code challenge calls it automatically.
I hope this helps. ~Alex
Joshua Smith
3,843 PointsJoshua Smith
3,843 PointsI understand now, thanks Alex!
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsAlexander Davison
65,469 PointsNo problem