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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Sam Royal
Sam Royal
564 Points
Posted by Sam Royal
Sam Royal
564 Points

Not sure what's wrong with this code!

Help

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

def squared(answer):
    try:
        answer = int(input("What number do you want me to square? "))
    except ValueError:
        return("{} is not a number!")

1 Answer

Thayer Y
Thayer Y
29,789 Points

Hi, try this 

def squared(a):
    try:
        a = int(a)
        return a ** 2
    except:
        return len(a) * a