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

Posted by Ashmit Pathak
Ashmit Pathak
4,441 Points

can't find it out

I'am not able to find out what's going wrong. Plz help

trial.py 
def add(me, I):
    try:
        count = float(me + I)
        except ValueError:
            print("this is not me ")
            else:
                print("that's me")



    return float(me) + float(I)

1 Answer

josephr
josephr
18,877 Points
josephr
josephr
18,877 Points

I think you might be confused about what they are looking for. The print statements are not necessary. You also need to be careful with your indents in Python.

You try to add the two. If that gives a value error just return None (no print necessary). If there is no ValueError, return the sum.

def add(me, I):
    try:
        count = float(me) + float(I)
    except ValueError:
        return None
    else:
        return count