def my_square(y):
	"""takes a value and returns the square of that value. 
	added more documentation
	uses the ** exponent operator
	"""
	return(y**2)



def my_square2(x):
	"""uses the * operator
	"""
	return(x*x)
	"""more extraneous comments here
	"""
print(my_square(42))
print (My_square2(42)
