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Jackson Myhre
4,550 Pointssquaring
The third line might not be needed to complete this Task but I have no clue what it is I'm missing.
def square(number):
return number * 2
square(5)
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 PointsManuel Canario, in input function can not be used in most challenges because the checker will only call the function directly and will not provide a response to the input prompt. Also be sure the function name matches what is asked for in the challenge. Good luck!!
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 PointsYou are doubling the number, not squaring it. To square it use a double asterisk: **
Jackson Myhre
4,550 Pointswow.... I can't believe I made that mistake. Thanks!
Manuel Canario
1,458 PointsWhat about the 0 the computer is saying that I did not validate my program of 0.
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 PointsManuel, I suggest starting a new post and include your code. Tag me in the post if you wish.
Manuel Canario
1,458 PointsManuel Canario
1,458 Pointsdef squareanumber(number): squared = int(number) * int(number) print("{} squared is {}".format(number,squared))
number = input("What number would you like to square? ") squareanumber(number)
This was my funtion and the program mark it as an error. I ran it in the workspace and the function is working.