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User: I need a function that takes a list of integers as input and returns the sum of the squares of those integers. The function should ignore any non-integer elements in the list.

def sum_of_squares(lst):
    # Write your code here
    pass

Can you help me implement this function?

Sure! Here's a function that takes a list of integers as input, ignores any non-integer elements, and returns the sum of the squares of those integers:

```python
def sum_of_squares(lst):
    return sum([x**2 for x in lst if isinstance(x, int)])

# Test the function
test_list = [1, 2, 3, 'a', 4, 5, 'b', 6]
result = sum_of_squares(test_list)
print(result)  # Output should be 1 + 4 + 9 + 16 + 25 + 36 = 91
```

This function uses list comprehension to filter out non-integer elements from the input list and then calculates the sum of the squares of the remaining integers. Feel free to test it with your own list of integers!

Great! Your function looks good and should work as expected. If you have any more questions or need further assistance, feel free to ask!

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