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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Create a Function

Posted by Candace Garber
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Candace Garber
Python Development Techdegree Student 197 Points

What does it mean to call your new function and pass it to argument 3?

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

result = square("number * number")
print(result)

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
241,434 Points

For a generic example — If I called a function named "test", and passed it an argument of 42, and assigned the result to a variable named "zoom", it would look like this:

zoom = test(42)
Candace Garber
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Candace Garber
Python Development Techdegree Student 197 Points

Thank you so much!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
241,434 Points

Candace Garber — Glad to help. You can mark the question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!

Ana Reyes
Ana Reyes
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Ana Reyes
Ana Reyes
7,323 Points

This was very helpful, thank you!!!