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Ian Maina
4,571 PointsHelp me out here please!
what is wrong with this code
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
def squared(num):
try:
if int(num):
return num * num
else:
return num * len(num)
except:
print("")
1 Answer
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 PointsHi Ian,
You've more or less have the logic going in the right direction, but you don't need the if/else block inside the try/catch block. The point of the try/catch is that if something works (try) ... do something. If it doesn't work (catch) ... do something else.
Give it another go with that in mind. If you're still stuck, have a peek at this thread, and it will more or less 'give' you the answer, but with some good explanations.
Keep coding! :)
