x=3
x= x*x
print x

for the above i am not getting 9
on phyton 3 can i knwo why?

Question

x=3
 x= x*x
print x

for the above  i am not getting 9
on phyton 3 can i knwo why?

alprincenofl · Answer

I am not studying Phython but I think it calls the first "x" which equals "3".
I think you have change the next line to make it an update or something like that

harsha19111999 · Answer

I think you have to do "y=x*x"

alprincenofl · Answer

@Harsha19111999 good point!

harsha19111999 · Answer

:)

anonymous · Answer

No, you should be getting 9.  It seems like the second line is being ignored

woodrow73 · Answer

I'm a python noob, but to print x I think you simply do
```
x
```
and it should print out as whatever x's value is; ie:

anonymous · Answer

That only works when running python in interactive mode, which will print the value of an expression so long as the value isn't `None`.  If you actually want to write to stdout, then you would use print.

woodrow73 · Answer

I see.

rsmith6559 · Answer

You're using Python v2 syntax in Python v3.  Try:

print( x )