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Stefano Nebiolo
1,991 PointsMath chapter
I followed kenneth coding, but when I use the add method with NumString(2.2) + 2 I receive a Type Error: float() argument must be a string or a number, not 'NumString'. I don't understand where the mistake is. Here my code:
class NumString: def init(self, value): self.value = str(value)
def __str__(self):
return self.value
def __int__(self):
return int(self.value)
def __foat__(self):
return float(self.value)
def __add__(self, other):
if '.' in self.value:
return float(self) + other
return int(self) + other
3 Answers

Anthony Albertorio
22,587 PointsIt looks like your init function is off. You don't seem to have init(). Instead you have init() without the dunders. Change that and your code should work.

Anthony Albertorio
22,587 PointsI see, you misspelled float in foat. You miss the l.

Ignazio Calo
Courses Plus Student 1,819 Pointswith this code NumString(2.2)
you're passing a number and not a string as parameter. NumString("2.2")
should fix the problem

Stefano Nebiolo
1,991 PointsI agree with you, but then I don't understand why kenneth get the result using the same code I am using and using the code: NumString(2.2) + 2