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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Ladislav Szep
Ladislav Szep
514 Points
Posted by Ladislav Szep
Ladislav Szep
514 Points

def square(number): return value = (number * number), giving me syntax on '='

def square(number): return value = (number * number) I either don't understand the question or I really don't understand this part help please

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

1 Answer

Martynas Matimaitis
Martynas Matimaitis
10,480 Points
Martynas Matimaitis
Martynas Matimaitis
10,480 Points

Hey,

you can do either this:

def square(number):
    return number * number

or 

def square(number):
    value = number * number
    return value

For some reason when you are trying to assign a value to variable in the return statements it doesn't understand which part to return.

Hope that helps and sorry for not having a clearer explanation to why

Ladislav Szep
Ladislav Szep
514 Points
Ladislav Szep
Ladislav Szep
514 Points

that's all good thanks for the answer helped a lot