raw_input() takes a line from the keyboard (handwave) and returns it as a string.input() in 2.X takes a line from the keyboard and evaluates it as a Python expression. float() takes a string, float, int, etc, and returns the nearest-equivalent floating point value. What's the input you're giving to it?
Something simple like 3.0. PS - I'm new to Python, hence the newbie questions. --
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