python

gistfile1.py

#!/usr/bin/python3

hrs = input("Enter Hours:")
rate = input("Enter Rate:")
#Computing Overtime
if float(hrs) > 40:
  hrs_difference = float(hrs) - 40
  #print(hrs_difference)
  overtime_pay = float(hrs_difference *(rate * 1.5))  
  print(overtime_pay)
  #total = str((float(hrs) * float(rate) + overtime_pay))
  #print('Pay: ' , total)
else:
  total = str(float(hrs) * float(rate))
  print("Pay: " ,total)

Error Message
File "./total_hours.py", line 9, in <module>
    overtime_pay = float(hrs_difference *(rate * 1.5))
TypeError: can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'float'

#!/usr/bin/python3

hrs = input("Enter Hours:")
rate = float(input("Enter Rate:")) # input should be defined with type

#Computing Overtime
if float(hrs) > 40:
hrs_difference = (float(hrs)) - 40

#print(hrs_difference)
overtime_pay = float(hrs_difference)*float(rate * 1.5)
print(overtime_pay)

#total = str((float(hrs) * float(rate) + overtime_pay))
#print('Pay: ' , total)
else:
total = str(float(hrs) * float(rate))
print("Pay: " ,total)

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