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

Posted by Ashmit Pathak
Ashmit Pathak
4,441 Points

SOS!

Plz find out my mistake and plz tell me what's going wrong there....

trial.py 
def add(num1 , num2):
    try:
    return sum
except VAlueError:
    return None
else:
    return sum
    sum = float(num1) + float(num2)
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

Ashmit Pathak, please put a bit more time in creating more meaningful question titles. You now have several "SOS" posts.

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

First of all, your indentation is off. Python is picky about indentation.

Second, the variable sum was never defined. You need to define it.

I hope this helps! :grin:

Happy coding! :zap: ~Alex