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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

gibran erlangga
gibran erlangga
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Posted by gibran erlangga
gibran erlangga
5,539 Points

Little help over here?

anyone can help me? any advice is highly appreciated. Thanks!

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

def squared(arg):
    try:
        arg=int(input("Please input your number: "))        
    except ValueError:
        return arg*len(arg)
    else:
        return arg**2

2 Answers

Cindy Lea
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Cindy Lea
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Cindy Lea
Cindy Lea
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You are only creating the function & you need to check for int:

def squared(item): try: int(item) except: return item * len(item) else: return int(item) ** 2

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Cindy Lea is correct. I'm just going to repost her code so that it's readable and has correct indentation:

def squared(item): 
    try: int(item) 
    except: 
        return item * len(item) 
    else: 
        return int(item) ** 2
gibran erlangga
gibran erlangga
5,539 Points
gibran erlangga
gibran erlangga
5,539 Points

thanks for making it clearer to be viewed, Jennifer Nordell!