poly.py

# Question 1: polymorphism - define a function called addall()
def addall(x,y):
    if type(x) != type(y):
        print 'Test for the function call, addall(',repr(x),',',repr(y),'): The data you entered is not correct.'
    elif type(x) in [int, float, list, tuple]: 
        print 'The function call, addall(',repr(x),',',repr(y),'), returns',x+y,'.'
    elif type(x) == set:
        print 'The function call, addall(',repr(x),',',repr(y),'), returns',x|y,'.'
    elif type(x) == dict:
        z = {}
        z.update(x)
        z.update(y)
        print 'The function call, addall(',repr(x),',',repr(y),'), returns',z,'.'
    else:
        print 'Test for the function call, addall(',repr(x),',',repr(y),'), returns: The data you entered is not correct.'
    
addall(1,2)
addall(1.1,2.2)
addall([1,2,3],[10,20,30])
addall((1,2,3),(10,20,30))
addall({1,2,3}, {10,20,30})
addall({'a':1,'b':2}, {'e':10,'f':20})
addall(1,'2')