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Izaskun Lazcano
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 739 PointsCan't find the error in the challenge. Can anyone help me, please? Thank you
Can't find the error. I have revised the code a lot of times. Please, a little help?
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimti
def squared(arg):
try:
entrada = int(input("Introduce un número: "))
except ValueError:
longitud = len(arg)
return arg * longitud
else:
return entrada * entrada
2 Answers

Stuart Wright
41,102 PointsThere's no need to ask the user for input, because an argument is already being passed to the function.
def squared(arg):
try:
entrada = int(arg)
except ValueError:
longitud = len(arg)
return arg * longitud
else:
return entrada * entrada

Scott Jones
5,397 PointsYou can simplify this by doing
Def squared(arg)
Try:
Return(int(arg)*int(arg))
Except ValueError:
Return(arg*len(arg))