Python split def function parameter for user input

Question

i'm trying to do split def function parameter into two user input then sum up both value then print out.

Example code:

def ab(b1, b2):
if not (b1 and b2):  # b1 or b2 is empty
    return b1 + b2
head = ab(b1[:-1], b2[:-1])
if b1[-1] == '0':  # 0+1 or 0+0
    return head + b2[-1]
if b2[-1] == '0':  # 1+0
    return head + '1'
#      V    NOTE   V <<< push overflow 1 to head
return ab(head, '1') + '0'


print ab('1','111')

I would like to change "print ab('1','111')" to user input.

My code:

def ab(b1, b2):
if not (b1 and b2):  # b1 or b2 is empty
    return b1 + b2
head = ab(b1[:-1], b2[:-1])
if b1[-1] == '0':  # 0+1 or 0+0
    return head + b2[-1]
if b2[-1] == '0':  # 1+0
    return head + '1'
#      V    NOTE   V <<< push overflow 1 to head
return ab(head, '1') + '0'

b1 = int(raw_input("enter number"))
b2 = int(raw_input("enter number"))


total = (b1,b2)

print total

My result: 1,111

Expect result:1000

Answer 1

I don't know how you're getting the return working here. First of all (as Daniel) stated, you have the function call missing/improper.

total = ab(b1,b2)

Secondly, you're type-casting (changing type of input from string to integer ) - and in your function ab you're applying string slicing on the b1 and b2 , which will result in an exception:

Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "split_def.py", line 33, in <module>
    total = ab_new(b1,b2)
  File "split_def.py", line 21, in ab_new
    head = ab_new(b1[:-1], b2[:-1])
TypeError: 'int' object has no attribute '__getitem__'

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The final working code has to be:

def ab(b1, b2):
    if not (b1 and b2):  # b1 or b2 is empty
        return b1 + b2
    head = ab(b1[:-1], b2[:-1])
    if b1[-1] == '0':  # 0+1 or 0+0
        return head + b2[-1]
    if b2[-1] == '0':  # 1+0
        return head + '1'
    #      V    NOTE   V <<< push overflow 1 to head
    return ab(head, '1') + '0'

b1 = raw_input("enter number")
b2 = raw_input("enter number")

total = ab(b1,b2)

print "total", total

Answer 2

您没有在第二个片段中调用函数。

total = ab(b1,b2)