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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by Anna Louie
Anna Louie
380 Points

I do not now why this isnt working

Like the def didnt turn purple i really dont know how to do this

squaring.py 
def square(number):
    return square

3 Answers

Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
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Brendan Whiting
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 84,738 Points

square is the name of the function. number is the parameter. Right now you're returning the function from the function. They want you to return the number times the number.

Damien K. Sedgwick
Damien K. Sedgwick
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Damien K. Sedgwick
Damien K. Sedgwick
24,304 Points 
def square(number):
    x = number * number
    return square
Duc Bui
Duc Bui
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Duc Bui
Duc Bui
14,546 Points 
def square(number):
    return number*number