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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Moustafa Ashraf
Moustafa Ashraf
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Posted by Moustafa Ashraf
Moustafa Ashraf
1,883 Points

I don't how to answer this

I don't how to answer this

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

def squared(num):
    try:
        int(num)
        x = num * num
        return(x)
    except ValueError:
        x = num * len(num)
        return(x)

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

I think that outside of the challenge your code might work. However, they seem to want you to do the operation and the return on the same line. See my code:

def squared(arg):
  try:
    return int(arg) ** 2
  except ValueError:
    return arg * len(arg)