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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Shih Kai-Wen
Shih Kai-Wen
613 Points
Posted by Shih Kai-Wen
Shih Kai-Wen
613 Points

Question about squared challenge

I have no idea how to revise my code to pass this challenge~~please help me, thank you.

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
def squared(num):
    while True:
        try:
            num=int(input("Give me a number"))
            return(num**2)
        except:Valueerror 
            return(num*len(num))

2 Answers

Peter Smart
Peter Smart
9,150 Points
Peter Smart
Peter Smart
9,150 Points

I had the same problem yesterday. Do the math on the number before returning it. ie

    try:
        num=int(num)
        return num**2
    except ValueError:
'''