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

John Paul Masters
John Paul Masters
1,722 Points
Posted by John Paul Masters
John Paul Masters
1,722 Points

Task 3 Help

I don't understand the last bit with the return and added floats, I don't know what to do

trial.py 
def add(num1, num2):
try:
    return float(num1) + float(num2)
except ValueError:
    return None
else:
    return
Nick Colon
Nick Colon
Courses Plus Student 4,395 Points

You have almost everything!

def add(arg1, arg2):
    try:
        return float(arg1) + float(arg2)
    except ValueError:
        return None
    else:
        return arg1 + arg2

You are just missing the return num1 and num2 on your else return on the end! but you got this!

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Hey John Paul,

You code is actually completely correct except for the indentations. Python is very "indent dependent," and if your off by one space, the code will break.

In this case, you didn't indent your try block of code, so right now, it is outside of the method, instead of inside. Just fix up the indentation and the rest is good:

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

Keep Coding! :) :dizzy: