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

Ayaz Alam
Ayaz Alam
564 Points
Posted by Ayaz Alam
Ayaz Alam
564 Points

What's wrong with this code ?

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

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

1 Answer

Ananya Nijhawan
Ananya Nijhawan
6,562 Points
Ananya Nijhawan
Ananya Nijhawan
6,562 Points

The float function returns num1 and num2 as floats. The returned value has to be stored somewhere for it to be added.

This is one way:

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

Here's a more compact way:

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