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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook
195 Points
Posted by Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook
195 Points

My code works fine in the workspace, but It is not working on this challenge task, please help.

I copy and pasted my code from workspace to the challenge task, but there is a error on line 4 in the challenge task.

squaring.py 
def square(number):
    return (number * number)
solution = square(10)
number = int(input("What number would you like the square to be?  "))
solution = square(number)

print("That number squared is {}".format(solution))
Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook
195 Points
Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook
195 Points

oops just looked at the pharasing of line 4, I will change that.

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vbqlkxxmbb
5,030 Points

@Joseph Cook what did you exactly change in line 4 for code to work??

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,670 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,670 Points

The workspace has no way to test if the program achieves the requirements.

I'm guessing you're on task 2. The instructions say "call your new function and pass it the argument  3 .", but this code is passing 10 instead.

They also say "create a new variable named result to store the value...", but this code is storing in a variable named "solution" instead.

And you won't need to "input" or "print" anything, so everything after the 3rd line shouldn't be there.

Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook
195 Points
Joseph Cook
Joseph Cook
195 Points

this is what the instructions say: Create a function named square. It should define a single parameter named number. In the body of the function, return the square of the value that was passed in.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,670 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,670 Points

That's task 1, your first 2 lines cover that by themselves. I assumed you were working on task 2 with the rest.