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

Posted by priyanka shukla
priyanka shukla
3,051 Points

how come the error task one not satisfying is being shown???

please help me get through this

trial.py 
def add(salary , travel_money):
    try:
        return float(salary) + float(travel_agency)
    except ValueError:
        return None
    else:
        return float(salary) + float(travel_agency)

1 Answer

dojewqveaq
dojewqveaq
11,393 Points

Hey Priyanka, for the first part of the code block , you need to 'try' to convert the parameters into floats, if that fails, you throw a ValueError exception, else, return their sum, something like this:

def add(num1, num2):
    try:
        num1 = float(num1)
        num2 = float(num2)
    except ValueError:
        return None
    else:
        return num1 + num2

Cheers! =)

priyanka shukla
priyanka shukla
3,051 Points

hey , thanks for the wonderful reply.. I could finally complete my challenge!!!!