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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Abdul haseeb
Abdul haseeb
569 Points
Posted by Abdul haseeb
Abdul haseeb
569 Points

creating a function

Create a function named square. It should define a single parameter named number.

In the body of the function return the square of the value passed in.

(A square is a value multiplied by itself. eg: The square of 5 is 25. 25 = 5 x 5)

squaring.py 
def square(number):
    value=number*number

1 Answer

Magnus Lindberg Christensen
Magnus Lindberg Christensen
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Magnus Lindberg Christensen
Magnus Lindberg Christensen
2,231 Points 
def square(number):
    return(number * number)

your code should look like the one above. the value passed in is number, and return is the code you should use instead. it tells us, that square(number) should return number times two.