Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community!

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by Boitumelo Motlhabai
Boitumelo Motlhabai
203 Points

need helping with creating a function

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

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,961 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,961 Points

You are close. But your function returns 5X the number. To square you want to return number*number. Then to call it you could use for example:

hundred = square(10)