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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Posted by Petko Delchev
Petko Delchev
Courses Plus Student 2,103 Points

Need help with squared function.

This is what I did:

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

def squared(5) def squared("2") def squared("Tim")

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
def squared(num): 
    try:
        return int(num) **2
    except ValueError:
        return num * len(num)

def squared(5)
def squared("2")
def squared("tim")

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points

If you delete the last three lines, your code passes. The challenge only wants you to define the function, not call it with any parameters.

As an aside, if you do want to call the function, you do not use the keyword def - that is only for the definition. To call it you would simply do:

squared(5)
Petko Delchev
Petko Delchev
Courses Plus Student 2,103 Points

Thank you for the answer Stuart !