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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points
Posted by Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points

Can some one give me the answer to this

Can i just get an answer

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

def squared(integer):
    try:
        print(int(integer ** 2))
    except:
        return integer * len.integer()

1 Answer

Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points
Mike Wagner
Mike Wagner
23,559 Points

You're pretty close here instead of printing in your try block, you should be returning. Also your **2 should be outside of the int(integer) to look like this

return(int(integer)**2)

The last issue is your syntax for finding the length in your final return statement. It should be

len(integer)