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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Stefan Vaziri
Stefan Vaziri
17,453 Points
Posted by Stefan Vaziri
Stefan Vaziri
17,453 Points

Help

I don't know how to make this argument. I don't think I'm defining square correctly or writing it so that the integers get squared and if not the non-integer value gets repeated.

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
def squared(num):
  try:
    square = (num*num)
    return square(num*num)
  except ValueError:
    return square({}.format(stringstring))

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

You are close. Before squaring the num, it needs to be converted to an int. The exception return value was not correct.

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