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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Omprakash Panigrahi
Omprakash Panigrahi
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Posted by Omprakash Panigrahi
Omprakash Panigrahi
9,632 Points

Code works on system but not on the quiz site

The code returns the correct results when run on a python compiler in the pc but it doesnt work when i try to submit my code.

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
def squared(item):
    try:
        return int(item ** 2)
    except:
        length = len(item)
        return item*length

1 Answer

Mckenzie Hessel
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Mckenzie Hessel
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Mckenzie Hessel
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Mckenzie Hessel
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 20,437 Points

I just tried this in the try block and it worked for me: return (int(item) ** 2)

Because you first need to turn the item into an int if you are going to be able to square it.

If you leave it like this: return int(item ** 2)

it will do whatever is inside of the parentheses first. Which could mean trying to square a string, which would not work