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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Posted by Ryan Felton
Ryan Felton
1,471 Points

here

im stuck

squared.py 
def squared(num):
    if(float(num)) is float:
        try:
            return int(num) * int(num)
        except ValueError:
            return (num) * len(num)
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

Please keep all your attempts in the same thread. Repost your latest code to this thread and delete this post. Thanks.

Ryan Felton
Ryan Felton
1,471 Points

okay

1 Answer

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

You won't need to do any "float" conversions for this challenge. You also won't need to perform a separate test, as the "try...catch' will determine if the value can be converted.