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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

chiu szu ting
chiu szu ting
2,318 Points
Posted by chiu szu ting
chiu szu ting
2,318 Points

being stick for a long time

every thing goes well except when the variable is not a string neither a number, that is ,when i run squared(k), it comes out NameError: name 'k' is not defined. whatever i do ,the problem is always there~''~ plz help

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
def squared(arg):
    try:
        arg.int
    except AttributeError:
        return(arg*2)
    else:
        return(arg*arg)

1 Answer

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points
Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

Give that a shot. 

def squared(arg):
    try:
        int(arg)
    except ValueError:
        return len(arg)*arg
    else:
        return(int(arg)*int(arg))
chiu szu ting
chiu szu ting
2,318 Points
chiu szu ting
chiu szu ting
2,318 Points

thank you very much!! i've got the point