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

Posted by annikaheflin
annikaheflin
577 Points

Please help I don't get it

The float isn't working and nice isn't defined. If you know how to help please do so.

trial.py 
def add(nice, cool):
    return nice + cool
str_to_float = float(nice), float(cool)

3 Answers

Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
35,170 Points
Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
35,170 Points

The key is in this part of the instructions: "Convert your arguments to floats before you add"

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,884 Points
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,884 Points 
def add(nice, cool):
    return nice + cool
str_to_float = float(nice), float(cool) #you cannot actually do this, separating 2 variables and placing into a variable
#again another is to convert the variables to float, before totalling
behar
behar
10,799 Points
behar
behar
10,799 Points

Yup, to elaborate, your returning nice + cool before you have converted them to floats. You can actually return the total and covert the numbers to a float on the same line like this:

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