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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Lin Jyunsian
Lin Jyunsian
1,956 Points
Posted by Lin Jyunsian
Lin Jyunsian
1,956 Points

what is the answer

what is the answer

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
def squared(value):
    try:
        if int(value) == True:
            return value ** 2
    except TypeError:
        return value * len(value)

1 Answer

Taylor Schimek
Taylor Schimek
19,318 Points
Taylor Schimek
Taylor Schimek
19,318 Points

Howdy Lin, First off, you don't need the if statement. Just TRY to return int(value) ** 2.
Secondly, you have the wrong error in the except. int() will take a string if the string is only of numbers, which it'll turn into an int. Therefore, TypeError isn't correct. Instead, try ValueError.