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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by Peris Kwamboka
Peris Kwamboka
1,382 Points

I can't seem to trace what the error is

squaring.py 
def square(number):
    return number*2

calc = int(input("Enter a number  "))
result = square(calc)
print("The square is{}".format(result))

1 Answer

joelearner
joelearner
54,915 Points

Hi Peris,

The idea for the first part of the challenge is to square the value, meaning multiply the value by itself. Multiplying by the same value is not the same as multiplying by 2. You want to write something like number * number for the return statement.

Then you're asked to call the function that you created in the first step and supply a value for the argument. Then you can assign it to a variable called result. So you should have something that looks like: result = square(3)

Does this help?

Cheers!