"""
  squares.py
"""

import string 

def intro():
    print "this program squares each number in a provided list"

def squareEach(numbers):
    global squared
    for i in range(1, 1+n):
      squared = numbers * numbers

def main():
    global numbers
    global n
    intro()
    n = input("how many numbers are in the list? ")
    nums = raw_input("please enter the numbers in the desired list, separated by commas (1,2,3) ")
    string.split(nums)
    int(nums)
    squareEach(nums)
    print "the squared results are {}".format(squared)

main()