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Peter York
2,685 PointsTry and Except: objective 3 - cannot see where I have gone wrong
The following code does not work for Try and Except: objective 3.
def add(arg1, arg2):
try:
arg1 = float(arg1)
arg2 = float(arg2)
except ValueError:
return = None
else:
return = (arg1 + arg2)
I passed the former objectives with the same code without the try block. can anyone tell me where I have gone wrong?
def add(arg1, arg2):
try:
arg1 = float(arg1)
arg2 = float(arg2)
except ValueError:
return = None
else:
return = (arg1 + arg2)
3 Answers
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi there! You're doing well, but there are a couple of things going on here. First, your indentation is off. All of these lines should be indented inside the function. Keeping the same indentation otherwise, you should indent every line below def add(arg1, arg2):.
Also, you have two syntax errors. These are found in your return statements. In both cases, you have an unnecessary equals sign there as if you're trying to assign a value to return. To return the value of the variable x, we would simply write return x.
When I correct these two things, your code passes!
James Reinhold
12,361 PointsYou are very close and secondly you cannot follow a return statement with '='
def add(arg1, arg2):
try:
return float(arg1) + float(arg2)
except ValueError:
return None
else:
print(arg1 + arg2)
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherHi James Reinhold! I changed your comment to an answer. This has the benefit of marking the question as "answered" in the Community and also allows for voting on your answer. Thanks for helping out in the Community!
Peter York
2,685 PointsThanks, I have completed the challenge