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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Aleksandra Ivanova
Aleksandra Ivanova
279 Points
Posted by Aleksandra Ivanova
Aleksandra Ivanova
279 Points

How to define function and agument?

The task was:

Create a function named square. It should define a single parameter named number. In the body of the function return the square of the value passed in.

Here is my reasoning: I should define function "square", that is why I define it by def square. I put "square" in parenthesis in line 1 because in line 2 I am explaining what the thing in brakets is doing, so this argument should be the same, shouldn't it?

If my reasoning is about to correct one, what should be function there? Or am I completely off the road?

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

1 Answer

gsav
gsav
3,800 Points

A parameter is what is specified in the parenthesis of the function. So your parameter needs to be named number

def square(number):

Also you want to return square, not print it.

return square