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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Posted by Yamil Pérez
Yamil Pérez
Courses Plus Student 2,054 Points

i need help

i dont know what wrong with my code

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
def squared(num):
    if num == int(num):
        return num ** 2
    else:
        return (num * len(num))

2 Answers

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points

You need to use try/except for this challenge rather than if/else. The trouble with your solution is that if your argument cannot be converted to an integer, it just causes an error, and the else block never gets executed. Here's a template for what your code should look like, I'll leave you to fill in the details:

def squared(num):
    try:
        # Convert num to integer, square it, return.
    except:
        # Return num multiplied by its length
Yamil Pérez
PLUS
Yamil Pérez
Courses Plus Student 2,054 Points
Yamil Pérez
Yamil Pérez
Courses Plus Student 2,054 Points

Thank you . your answer was so clear.