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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Abdulkadir Kollere
Abdulkadir Kollere
1,723 Points
Posted by Abdulkadir Kollere
Abdulkadir Kollere
1,723 Points

'squared' didn't give the right answer

Please see the attached code. It is giving me the error 'squared' didn't give the right answer. Any help will be appreciated.

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
def squared(num):
    try:
        int(num) * int(num)
    except ValueError:
        return num * len(num)

2 Answers

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The problem is that in your try statement you convert and multiply the num parameter but you don't actually return it. Meaning that if num can be converted to int then your function doesn't actually return anything, which is why you get an error message about incorrect answers being returned.

Simply adding return to your try block like this:

def squared(num):
    try:
        return int(num) * int(num)
    except ValueError:
        return num * len(num)

Will allow you to pass the challenge.

David Lin
David Lin
35,864 Points
David Lin
David Lin
35,864 Points

This worked for me:

def squared(num):
    try:
        numInt = int(num)
        return numInt * numInt
    except:
        return len(num) * num