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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Christopher Parke
Christopher Parke
21,978 Points
Posted by Christopher Parke
Christopher Parke
21,978 Points

I put this code in a test pad on another site and it runs just fine. I put it in this workspace and I get "bummer"

What's wrong with this? I put this in https://coderpad.io/KHDMGCDN and it works fine.

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

def squared(square):
    try:
        if square == int(square):
            square = square ** 2
            print(square)
    except ValueError:
        square = square * len(square)
        print(square)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 Points

There are two errors. The challenge asks to return the values not print them. Also the code checks if squared is an int but don't convert it if it is an int:

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