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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Jorge Grajeda
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Jorge Grajeda
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Jorge Grajeda
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 8,186 Points

I've tried to figure out this problem and don't really understand the final part of it, could somebody please help?

squaring.py 
def square(number):
    return number * number
result = square(value)
print(result)

1 Answer

Mark Sebeck
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Mark Sebeck
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Mark Sebeck
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 38,304 Points

You just need to put 3 in for the value argument 

def square(number):
    return number * number
result = square(3)
print(result)