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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Posted by Izaskun Lazcano
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Izaskun Lazcano
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 739 Points

Can'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?

squared.py 
# 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
Stuart Wright
41,117 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,117 Points

There'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
Scott Jones
5,397 Points
Scott Jones
Scott Jones
5,397 Points

You can simplify this by doing

Def squared(arg)
Try:
    Return(int(arg)*int(arg))
Except ValueError:
    Return(arg*len(arg))