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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by Nelson Torres
Nelson Torres
1,582 Points

squaring.py

I am totally new to programming and I am having problems understanding the following:

Under the function definition, call your new function and pass it the argument 3. Since your square function returns a value, create a new variable named result to store the value from the function call.

def square(3): return 3 * 3 result = square ?? I think I am not understanding the jargon or how to store the value inside the function. any help will be really appreciate it.

squaring.py 
def square(num):
    result = square(3)

1 Answer

Nelson Torres
Nelson Torres
1,582 Points
Nelson Torres
Nelson Torres
1,582 Points

After 2 hours I was able to figure it out, here is the answer :) def square(num): return num*num square(3) result = square(3)