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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Carlos Pinzon
Carlos Pinzon
570 Points
Posted by Carlos Pinzon
Carlos Pinzon
570 Points

error message on quiz platform by not on workspaces -> can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'str'

the Squared quiz, I checked it on workspaces and works fines for either strings or numbers.

but on the quiz platform the it gives me this error: can't multiply sequence by non-int of type 'str'

any ideas as of why would it do that?

thanks!!

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

num = "blah"
def squared(num):
    try:
        convertion = int(num)
        return print(num*num)
    except ValueError:
        return print(len(num)*num)
squared(num)

2 Answers

Paul Harrison
Paul Harrison
5,533 Points
Paul Harrison
Paul Harrison
5,533 Points

Hey Carlos - Sorry, I got it to work in console but didn't actually test in the site. I got it to work this way through the code challenge:

def squared(num):
    try:
        return int(num) ** 2
    except ValueError:
        return len(num) * num

Only difference is using "int(num) ** 2" instead of "int(num) * num" in the try.

Paul Harrison
Paul Harrison
5,533 Points
Paul Harrison
Paul Harrison
5,533 Points

You don't need to return the print(), just return the num*num or len(num)*num. Then when calling the function try print(squared(num)).

This works for me:

def squared(num):
    try:
        return int(num) * num
    except ValueError:
        return len(num) * num

num = "hello"
print(squared(num))
Carlos Pinzon
Carlos Pinzon
570 Points
Carlos Pinzon
Carlos Pinzon
570 Points

hey Paul ! thank you still the quiz still says that the function returns the wrong value. Basically took the last 2 lines as comments and see, but its is the same result. Really dont know what is wrong with the Quiz as in "what does it want?"

nonetheless thank you for your answer man