Number Transformation: A Python Guide to Squaring and Cubing Numbers in a List

Learn How to Create a Python Function That Transforms Even Numbers to Squares and Odd Numbers to Cubes in a List

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Introduction

In this tutorial, we’ll explore a Python programming problem that involves writing a function to transform even numbers to squares and odd numbers to cubes in a list. The function will accept a list of numbers as input and return a new list with even numbers squared and odd numbers cubed.

By the end of this post, you’ll have a better understanding of how to work with lists, manipulate numbers, and create efficient algorithms for transforming numbers in a list.

Step 1: Defining the Function

First, let’s define a function called transform_numbers that takes a single argument, input_list, which is the input list of numbers:

def transform_numbers(input_list):
    # Transform even numbers to squares and odd numbers to cubes

Step 2: Initializing an Empty List

Inside the function, we’ll initialize an empty list called output_list. This list will store the transformed numbers: