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

Posted by Alex Ruiz
Alex Ruiz
1,044 Points

What am I doing wrong here?

def add(num1, num2) : float(num1) float(num2) Result = num1 + num2 return(Result) add(1,2)

trial.py 
def add(num1, num2) :
    float(num1)
    float(num2)
    Result = num1 + num2
    return(Result)
add(1,2)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,783 Points

Calling "float" doesn't change the number it works on, it just returns the converted result. So doing it by itself isn't very useful.

But you could store the result back into the variable:

    num1 = float(num1)

Also, the challenge only asks you to define the function, you don't need to call it yourself.