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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Gary Burner
Gary Burner
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Posted by Gary Burner
Gary Burner
10,167 Points

Assigning arguments to the function problem

Hi,

When I run the function through the console if I assign '''arg = 5''' it returns "argargarg" so it seems like it is working but its not assigning correct values to the argument.

squared.py 
def squared(arg):
    try:
        int("arg")
    except ValueError:
        length = len("arg")
        return(length * "arg")
    else:
        return(arg ** 2)

# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"

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