even or add loop

Question

can u please check and say y this code is not working ?

even.py

import random
start=5

while start !="":
    num=random.randint(1,99)
    even_odd(num)



def even_odd(num):
    start=start-1
    if num%2==0:
        print("{} is even".format(num))
    else:
        print("{} is odd".format(num))

Answer 1 · 2017-07-21T01:56:14Z

July 21, 2017 1:56am

Hi Anurag

Couple of things are getting you into trouble: The even_odd function is already written, so you don't have to redefine it for this challenge. You should, however call it in your while loop (you should also write your code after the function definition, with the exception of your import statement). Another issue you're having is that your start variable will never equal "". Since "" is not equal to 0, you will have an infinite loop. Try to go about it this way:

import random keep function definition as is define your start variable start your while loop and figure out the correct condition for it to stop get your random number call your function to check if number is even or odd, then print the appropriate string decrement your start variable as described

Hope this helps

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even or add loop

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