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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Even or Odd Loop

Noah Harness
Noah Harness
1,383 Points
Posted by Noah Harness
Noah Harness
1,383 Points

increment through random.randint

Python Basics Noah Harness Challenge Task 3 of 3

Alright, last step but it's a big one. Make a while loop that runs until start is falsey. Inside the loop, use random.randint(1, 99) to get a random number between 1 and 99. If that random number is even (use even_odd to find out), print "{} is even", putting the random number in the hole. Otherwise, print "{} is odd", again using the random number. Finally, decrement start by 1. I know it's a lot, but I know you can do it!

even.py 
import random
start = 5
def even_odd(num):
    while start < 5:

    # If % 2 is 0, the number is even.
    # Since 0 is falsey, we have to invert it with not.
    return not num % 2

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Hint #1: Don't modify the even_odd function.

It's complete as it is. The code you write should be placed after the function. But you will probably want to make use of even_odd in your code.

Hint #2: To test start for "falsey" you just name it. You don't need to compare it to anything. "while start:"

Hopefully that will get you going again .. You'll still have a bit more code to write.