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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Squared

Todd Bascombe
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Todd Bascombe
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,133 Points
Posted by Todd Bascombe
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Todd Bascombe
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,133 Points

what is wrong with mycode

the code is attached

squared.py 
# EXAMPLES
# squared(5) would return 25
# squared("2") would return 4
# squared("tim") would return "timtimtim"

def squared(num):
    try:
        num = int(num):
            return (num ** 2)
    except ValueError:
        return (num ** len(num))
Gustavo Winter
Gustavo Winter
Courses Plus Student 27,382 Points
Gustavo Winter
Gustavo Winter
Courses Plus Student 27,382 Points

Hello Todd, your code is good, but Python has a sensive syntax, you just needto remove the " : " I will show you where is, i think it would help you.

Here is your code

 def squared(num):
    try:
        num = int(num): // <- remove " : "
            return (num ** 2) // < - remove "tab"
    except ValueError:
        return (num ** len(num))

The code should be like this:

 def squared(num): 
    try:
        num = int(num) 
        return num ** 2
    except:
        return len(num) * num

1 Answer

Rich Zimmerman
Rich Zimmerman
24,063 Points
Rich Zimmerman
Rich Zimmerman
24,063 Points 
return (num ** len(num))

You've got an extra *. Also, i don't know if this will make the challenge fail, but you don't need the parenthesis on your return statements