volume_of_cube program keeps saying no output when trying to get user input

Question

def volume_of_cube(x):
x = int(input("Enter a Number "))
volume = x ** 3
print(volume)

Answer 1

How does the function get its parameter, x?

Answer 2

Is it all of your code?
If it is, @Jakub Stasiak suggestion is right: you don't call anywhere the function you defined... so all that do your script is to define a function which is never used... so no output ^^

The other comment about 'x' is because you don't use the value supposed being passed at argument of the function: if you don't pass parameters, you don't have to put something inside the parenthesis ( round brackets )... else you'll get an error if you call your function without argument ( one expected ), and if you pass one, you do this for nothing :P

So, to fix it:

def volume_of_cube():
x = int(input("Enter a Number "))
volume = x ** 3
print(volume)

volume_of_cube() # call ( execute ) the function...

Answer 3

have you executed this function?

Answer 4

@Michael - thank you for writing your thoughts; it helps us contribute. After reading @visph's answer, please consider my question a hint; as @visph shows, you are not required to 'send a value for x'. If you want to, we can help there too.

Answer 5

Exactly what @Kirk said. What's the parameter x being used for?

Answer 6

Parameter x is being used to take the user input to convert it to an integer as shown on line 2 of the code, and on line 3 parameter x is going to be multiplied to the exponent of 3 which the result of that is going to be held in the volume variable, and then on line 4 it will just print out volume

Answer 7

Thank you @visph i got the code figured out now