Error Calculating Circle Area in Python

[aaronramsdale]

I'm working on a Python script to calculate the area of different shapes. I have functions defined for calculating the area of a square and a rectangle, but I am encountering an error when calculating the area of a circle.

def calculate_square_area(side_length):
  """Calculates the area of a square."""
  return side_length * side_length

def calculate_rectangle_area(length, width):
  """Calculates the area of a rectangle."""
  return length * width

def calculate_circle_area(radius):  # This function has an error
  """Calculates the area of a circle (intended)."""
  # Incorrect formula used here (replace with the correct formula)
  return radius

# Example usage with working functions
square_area = calculate_square_area(5)
rectangle_area = calculate_rectangle_area(4, 6)
print(f"Square area: {square_area}")
print(f"Rectangle area: {rectangle_area}")

# Error occurs here when trying to calculate circle area
circle_area = calculate_circle_area(3)
print(f"Circle area: {circle_area}")  # This line will cause an error

When I ran this code, I encountered a TypeError because the calculate_circle_area function returns the radius instead of calculating the area using the correct formula (pi * radius squared).
Can you help me correct the calculate_circle_area function to calculate a circle's area?
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[Pedroski55]

All you need is π

Area = π * r2

Then return Area, not radius, of course!

Look here.