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Carl Larsen
1,061 PointsDeleted the work from the previous task...
So as the professional programmer that I am, I have deleted the code from the previous task... and I don't know what I had written before this part of the course.
Every time i try to run the code it says something along the lines of "square not defined" with this little note;
Important: In each task of this code challenge, the code you write should be added to the code from the previous task.
If anyone could help me figure this out, that would be splendid, Carl from Denmark
def square (number):
area = number**2
return area
3 Answers
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsYou might be confusing task with challenge. Each challenge begins fresh, but when it has multiple tasks you keep adding to the code.
I tried your code in the challenge and got a more helpful error message: "Bummer: SyntaxError: 'return' outside function". You just need to indent that last line and you'll pass task 1.
When you move on to task 2, you'll leave the function as-is and add some code below it.
Carl Larsen
1,061 PointsOkay, I just tried running it again with the last line indented, but now I get the following message;
AssertionError: False is not true: Make sure you call the square function, and pass it 3
Have no Idea what this means, any advice?
Steven Parker
231,248 PointsNow it sounds like you're working on task 2, but the code above (even with the indent) just completes task 1.
You still need to follow the instructions for task 2 and add the additional code to call the function with the proper argument and store what it returns.
Carl Larsen
1,061 PointsAlright, excellent. It makes sense and works now. Thank you!