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August 3, 2025

Fix Python Bug

Fix Python Bug

Simple bug-finding task for a Python programmer:

Task: Find the Bug in the Code Here is a short Python function that is supposed to return the square of a number, but it contains a bug. Your job is to find and fix the bug.

def square_number(num):
    result = num * num
    return result + 1

print(square_number(5))  # Expected output: 25

What’s wrong with this code? How can you fix it?

Original code:

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