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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by Chris Drummond
Chris Drummond
1,315 Points

Great now that you have created your new square method, let's put it to use. Under the function definition, call your

Great now that you have created your new square method, let's put it to use.

Under the function definition, call your

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

square(3)

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there, Chris Drummond! Looks like you're doing great so far. The second part of the task wants you to create a new variable named result and assign it what is returned by the square function when it is passed a 3.

You're looking for:

result = square(3)

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Alana Warson
Alana Warson
5,296 Points

Hi Jennifer,

My code doesn't work for this challenge. 

def square(number):
    return number * number
    result = square(3)
    print(result)

I am not sure what is wrong.

Regards,

Alana

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi, Alana Warson! I added some markdown to your comment so that your code would be clear. The final two lines should not be indented inside the function. Rather, their left sides should line up with def

Where you have this:

def square(number):
    return number * number
    result = square(3)

You would need:

def square(number):
    return number * number
result = square(3)

Indentation matters! :smiley: Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Alana Warson
Alana Warson
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Alana Warson
Alana Warson
5,296 Points

Yes, I get confused with what gets indented. Thank you for your help!

Regards,

Alana