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Start your free trialIgnatius Matongo
9,418 Pointssquared
EXAMPLES
def squared(num): # squared(5) would return 25 try: result= num**2 return result # squared("2") would return 4 except ValueError: print ("its not a number") num=str(num) return num*num # squared("tim") would return "timtimtim" else: result= "tim"*2 return result
# EXAMPLES
def squared(num):
# squared(5) would return 25
try:
result= num**2
return result
# squared("2") would return 4
except ValueError:
print ("its not a number")
num=str(num)
return num*num
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
else:
result= "tim"*2
return result
1 Answer
David Deberry
5,447 PointsI used this code.
def squared(num):
try:
num = int(num) #see if it can be converted into an integer
return num ** 2 #return square
except ValueError: #if it's a string I multiply it by it's length
return num * len(num)