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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Jared Wirth
Jared Wirth
319 Points
Posted by Jared Wirth
Jared Wirth
319 Points

In my basic python course I have huge errors when I am trying to code. This seems broken.

squaring.py 
def square(number):

1 Answer

Rohald van Merode
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Rohald van Merode
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Rohald van Merode
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Rohald van Merode
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Hey Jared Wirth 👋

You're very close on this one! Reason for the challenge not passing is that you only have the first part of the task completed 🙂 You have the function defined perfectly and got the parameter setup exactly as requested but the second part of the task seems to be missing:

In the body of the function, return the square of the value that was passed in.

In order to pass the challenge you'll want to add a return statement in the body of the function.

Hope this helps to get you going again! 🙂