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question = """
Sum the odd-square numbers less than a given integer n.
Example:
> oddSquareSum(1)
> 0
> oddSquareSum(2)
> 1
> oddSquareSum(9)
> 1
> oddSquareSum(10)
> 10
> oddSquareSum(44)
> 35
"""
def oddSquareSum(n):
# print('n =' + str(n))
sum = 0
i = 0
x = ((2 * i) + 1)**2
# print('x ' + str(x))
while x < n:
if x < n:
sum = sum + x
i = i + 1
x = ((2 * i) + 1)**2
# print('x ' + str(x))
return sum
print('sum ' + str(oddSquareSum(1)))
print('sum ' + str(oddSquareSum(2)))
print('sum ' + str(oddSquareSum(9)))
print('sum ' + str(oddSquareSum(10)))
print('sum ' + str(oddSquareSum(44)))
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