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Python

Posted by Beatrice Nilsson
Beatrice Nilsson
6,234 Points

Squared coding challenge issues

So I'm having issues with the Squared coding challenge.

I have this piece of code, which works on my local machine, but not in the Treehouse environment. I get a: Bummer! squared didn't return the right answer, error message when I run it.

def squared(number):
      try:
          a = int(number)
          print(a * a)
      except:
          print(number * len(number))

And I know it looks like the indentation is off in this post, but it isn't within the Treehouse environment.

1 Answer

Krishna Pratap Chouhan
Krishna Pratap Chouhan
15,203 Points
Krishna Pratap Chouhan
Krishna Pratap Chouhan
15,203 Points

Error says: "I get a: Bummer! squared didn't return the right answer, ".

I would suggest to replace print with return statements.

def squared(number):
      try:
          a = int(number)
          return a * a
      except:
          return number * len(number)