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

Posted by Akua Agyeman
Akua Agyeman
532 Points

trouble with functions returning the wrong result

I'm supposed to create a function which takes 2 args. adds them together and returns a result, after converting the args to floats...something isnt working when i try to convert to floats

trial.py 
def add(a, b):
    float(a)
    return a+b

1 Answer

doesitmatter
doesitmatter
12,885 Points 
def add(a, b):
    # creates a float from a but assigns it to nothing
    float(a)
    # the initial values of a and b added together, not turned to float
    return a+b

What you need to do is return float(a) + float(b), or a_new = float(a) b_new = float(b) return a_new + b_new