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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by Ayub Muhammad
Ayub Muhammad
Courses Plus Student 4,345 Points

Function Help

Please, what is wrong with my code I did what it asked me but its still giving me errors!

squaring.py 
def square(number):
    result = number * number
    return result
square(3)

2 Answers

Craig Dennis
STAFF
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher
Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

Store the result from the function call in a variable named result.

Super close!

Ayub Muhammad
Ayub Muhammad
Courses Plus Student 4,345 Points

Sir what do you mean by that?

Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher
Craig Dennis
Craig Dennis
Treehouse Teacher

Your function square returns a value. So when you call it and pass it a 3 for an argument like this square(3)...I want you to assign it to a new variable you create named result.

That make more sense?

Chad Sutton
Chad Sutton
2,483 Points
Chad Sutton
Chad Sutton
2,483 Points

try calling the function as "result = square(3)"