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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by John Cubias
John Cubias
1,286 Points

define square challenge

can anyone tell me what I am doing wrong in this exercise.

squaring.py 
def square(number):
    result = number ** 2
    print("The square of {} is {}".format(result, number))
square(5)

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,971 Points

For task 1 you should just return the squared number result. No test code either.

John Cubias
John Cubias
1,286 Points

Thanks for the response,