Square a number with functions in python

Question

This is an extremely easy question for Python. It's very basic Python as I'm still a beginner... to take a number, use a function and square it:

import math
nmb = int(raw_input("Enter a number to be squared: "))
def square(nmb):
    y = math.pow(nmb,2)
    return y
print str(nmb) + " squared is equal to " + str(square)

I've jiggered it around a few times, but the end result always prints something like "5 squared is equal to function square at 0x02BC87B0" instead of the result

I feel like I'm missing something really obvious, as my understanding of functions is still quite basic, but any pointers would set me on my way!

Answer 1

You are passing the function square, not the return value of a call to square, to str. You want this:

print str(nmb) + " squared is equal to " + str(square(nmb))