[Tutor] Fwd: Re: Passing arguments?

Alan Gauld alan.gauld at btinternet.com
Tue Oct 22 19:01:44 CEST 2013


On 22/10/13 14:55, Ricardo Aráoz wrote:

> Sorry, meant try/except (I was thinking VFP).
> Wouldn't if/else be more difficult when validating if an input is a
> valid float? I find try/except easier.

Maybe, but typical programming classes don't teach try/except
till much later in the course.

Since the OP is evidently a very new beginner I doubt if
they've covered it yet...


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