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

Mairead Redmond
Mairead Redmond
1,446 Points
Posted by Mairead Redmond
Mairead Redmond
1,446 Points

Code not working

any ideas?

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

1 Answer

Niko Klanecek
Niko Klanecek
3,152 Points
Niko Klanecek
Niko Klanecek
3,152 Points

A function can only return once. When that happens it is finished and will stop executing. So having 2 return statements one after the other doesn't work. Also, float() only takes 1 argument, not 2, and we are working with immutable objects so we need to save them back into themselves like num1, num2 = float(num1), float(num2).