diff --git a/python/squareroot.py b/python/squareroot.py
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+# Find square root of real or complex numbers
+# Import the complex math module
+import cmath
+
+# change this value for a different result
+num = 1+2j
+
+# uncommment to take input from the user
+#num = eval(input('Enter a number: '))
+num_sqrt = cmath.sqrt(num)
+print('The square root of {0} is {1:0.3f}+{2:0.3f}j'.format(num ,num_sqrt.real,num_sqrt.imag))