python - Why does this code display the error message "Error. please enter numeric input" only after entering both values of hours and rate

Question

I want that code to diaplay this message "Error. please enter numeric input" just after entering Hours in letters....it appears after inserting both values of hours and rate....if hours are non-numeric value it proceeds to entering rate and not displaying the error message

why

inp = input('Enter Hours: ')
    inp2 = input ('Enter Rate: ')
    try:
        Hours = float (inp)
    except:
        print ('Error. please enter numeric input')
    quit()    
    try:
        Rate = float (inp2)
    except:
        print ('Error. please enter numeric input')
    quit()
    if Hours > 40 :
        Pay = (Hours * 10) + (Hours - 40) * (1.5)
        print ('Pay: ', Pay)
    elif 0 < Hours <= 40 :
            Pay = Hours * Rate
            print ('Pay= ', Pay)

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/65946546/why-does-this-code-display-the-error-message-error-please-enter-numeric-input

Answer 1

Your use of indentation and spacing was very inconsistent. And the use of comments was not right. That probably was the issue. To learn about indentation here

The new code would be

# why (comments start with # )
inp = input('Enter Hours: ')

try:
    Hours = float(inp)
except:
    print('Error. please enter numeric input')
    quit() #  Inconsistent indenting makes unreachable (and unreadable) code.

inp2 = input('Enter Rate: ')
try:
    Rate = float(inp2)
except:
    print('Error. please enter numeric input')
    quit()

if Hours > 40 :
    Pay = (Hours * 10) + (Hours - 40) * (1.5)
    print('Pay: ', Pay)

elif 0 < Hours <= 40 :
    Pay = Hours * Rate
    print('Pay= ', Pay)