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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by Uziel Castro
Uziel Castro
1,711 Points

function is correct but getting EOF error

I've entered the right syntax for the function and tested it out on the workspace however, I'm getting an EOF Error. Did I not do something right?

squaring.py 
import math

def square(number):
    return math(number * number)

number = int(input("enter a number "))
total = number * number

print("your square is", total)
Phil Thomas
Phil Thomas
4,563 Points
Phil Thomas
Phil Thomas
4,563 Points

Hi, I'm learning also so I may not be correct, but it looks life you've created the function and then not used it. You've instead tried to complete this manually.

After you've taken the user input, and created the variable 'total', use this input to pass as an argument into the function. I've written out the code below, which seems to work:

import math

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

number = int(input("enter a number: "))
total = square(number)

print("your square is", total)

1 Answer

Alex Koumparos
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Alex Koumparos
Python Development Techdegree Student 36,887 Points
Alex Koumparos
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Alex Koumparos
Python Development Techdegree Student 36,887 Points

Hi Uziel,

Are you stuck on the first part? If so, you have a lot of code that isn't being asked for, which might be tripping up the interpreter.

You are only being asked to write the function, so you shouldn't have any of the lines after your function. The Challenge will take care of running your function, so you should only write the code requested.

Also, you don't need to import the math library, all you are doing is multiplying two values, so you can just write that expression in the normal way.

Hope that's clear

Alex