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

J Aikman
PLUS
J Aikman
Courses Plus Student 427 Points
Posted by J Aikman
J Aikman
Courses Plus Student 427 Points

trial.py what is the third answer?

What am I doing wrong?

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

trial.py 
def add(num1, num2):
    try:
        num1 = float(num1)
        num2 = float(num2)
    except: if = "ValueError"
        None
    else:
        return num1 + num2

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

You are very close. The exception type is an actual object and is reference directly. Compare your code to this line:

    except ValueError: