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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Dmitry Vasyanin
Dmitry Vasyanin
746 Points
Posted by Dmitry Vasyanin
Dmitry Vasyanin
746 Points

`squared` didn't return the right answer.

pls help i dont understand whats wrong with my code

squared.py 
def squared(x = int()):
    try:
        x = int(6)
    except ValueError:
        return x * len(x)
    return x * x
squared()

1 Answer

Christian Mangeng
Christian Mangeng
15,970 Points
Christian Mangeng
Christian Mangeng
15,970 Points

Hi Dmitry,

your code looks fine overall. These things need to be changed:

1) you don't need to write the type of parameter taken by the function (def squared(x) is sufficient)

2) the integer conversion check should work for all values x, so x = int(x)

3) you do not need to call the function

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