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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by timoleodilo
timoleodilo
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passing value to the function body

can't get this right. need some help

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

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

1 Answer

Brandon Oakes
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Brandon Oakes
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Brandon Oakes
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Brandon Oakes
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 11,501 Points

You are close my friend. Only use one asterisk instead of two. The square of any number is that number multiplied by itself. For example 5* 5 = 25. When you use two asterisk you are getting the exponent. So 5 **5 is actually 5 x 5 x 5 x 5 x 5.

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