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Sergey Mangov
3,651 Pointssquared. what's wrong in here?
def squared(value):
try:
(value, int) == True:
return int(value) ** 2
except ValueError:
return value * len(value)
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"
def squared(value):
try:
(value, int) == True:
return int(value) ** 2
except ValueError:
return value * len(value)
2 Answers
Jeremiah Bushau
24,061 Pointshello, there are some syntax errors that may be causing your problem.
def squared(value):
try:
(value, int) == True # remove : here
return int(value) ** 2 # no indentation here
except ValueError:
return value * len(value)
Steven Parker
229,732 PointsJeremiah is partly correct, but the line after "try" serves no purpose even after syntax correction.
def squared(value):
try:
# (value, int) == True: - remove this line entirely
return int(value) ** 2 # fix the indentation here
except ValueError:
return value * len(value)