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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Justin Townsend
Justin Townsend
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Posted by Justin Townsend
Justin Townsend
4,720 Points

Function, return python!

I am clearly not doing what I'm asked but I'm stuck!

squaring.py 
def square(number):
    return number * 5

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

A "square" is a number multiplied by itself. This code would only return a square if the argument given was "5", but you can expect that the challenge will test it with several different values (perhaps not using "5" at all).