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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by Joaquim LM
Joaquim LM
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EOFError line 20...in the squaring.py, I can not fix it..any suggestion?

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

number= float(input("what is your number for sqr?")) result= square(number) print ("the result of sqr is".format(result))

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

number= float(input("what is your number for sqr?"))
result= square(number)
print ("the result of sqr is".format(result))

3 Answers

Kirsten Smith
Kirsten Smith
3,484 Points
Kirsten Smith
Kirsten Smith
3,484 Points

You don't need parentheses around the return variable, that is only needed if you are printing something out.

Eduardo Valencia
Eduardo Valencia
12,444 Points
Eduardo Valencia
Eduardo Valencia
12,444 Points

Shouldn't your final line be 

print("The result of sqr is {}".format(result))

? You need 

{}

as a placeholder.

Chapman Cheng
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Chapman Cheng
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Chapman Cheng
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Chapman Cheng
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this works

def square(number):  
    return number ** 2         #you can put the equation directly in the return line

result = square(3)