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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Brett Vandyke
Brett Vandyke
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Posted by Brett Vandyke
Brett Vandyke
4,981 Points

On the Squared code challenge. I'm having an issue getting the string conversion to work.

*Solved by OP *

I've tried a few workarounds, but I can't get the strings to convert. What am i missing?

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
Brett Vandyke
Brett Vandyke
4,981 Points
Brett Vandyke
Brett Vandyke
4,981 Points

I've been working in the workspaces instead of the challenge area. I forgot to paste the code over.

Here is the code:

def squared(x):
    try: 
        global var
        var = int(x)
        print (var ** 2)

    except ValueError:
        print("Input not a number.")
        var = int(var)
        print(var ** 2)

    except ValueError:
        print("Conversion failed. Multiplying string.")
        str_len = len(var)
        print( var * str_len )

In the original piece, I added a while loop for testing purposes . I decided to leave it out of the comment for clarity.

1 Answer

Brett Vandyke
Brett Vandyke
4,981 Points
Brett Vandyke
Brett Vandyke
4,981 Points

I figured this one out. It dawned on me that I could use the function's argument instead of trying to fight through the variable scope issues.

def squared(x):
    try: 
        var = int(x)
        return(var ** 2)

    except ValueError:
        print("Not an integer.")
        length = len(x)
        string = x * length
        return string