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Neil Archambault
1,838 Pointsstuck
trying to solve
def add(x, y):
return float (x) + float(y)
def add(x, y):
try:
total = float(x) + float(y)
except value_error:
return none
else:
return total
def add(x, y):
try:
x = float(x)
y = float(y)
except value_error:
return none
else:
return x + y
2 Answers
Jeremy Hill
29,567 PointsYou just need to modify the original code from step 1 not add to it.
Here is what I did:
def add(num1, num2):
try:
total = float(num1) + float(num2)
except ValueError:
return None
else:
return total
Neil Archambault
1,838 Pointsawesome, had right idea just wrong application.