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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Fully Functional

Juan Prada
Juan Prada
4,429 Points
Posted by Juan Prada
Juan Prada
4,429 Points

print "hi"

so i managed to get this far

def printer (count): print("hi ")

but im not sure what the question is asking

Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points
Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points

Hello Juan, you're on the right track.

The prompt is asking to write a function, that when you pass it an argument (a number), your function will print "Hi " that many times. For example

this_many_times = 3

printer(this_man_times)

"Hi Hi Hi"

You're on the right track, all you need to do is to multiply the string by the argument, so your code:

def printer (count): print("hi ")

should be

def printer(count): print("Hi " * count)

this_many_times = 3

printer(this_many_times)

"Hi Hi Hi"

1 Answer

Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points
Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points

Hi Juan,

The question is asking you to write a function that takes an argument named "count" and prints the word "Hi " as many times as whatever the "count" variable is equal to.

So if count = 5, it would print Hi Hi Hi Hi Hi.

You can multiply a string by an integer inside a print() function:

def printer(count):
    print("Hi " * count)
Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points
Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points

Oh I see Cheo responded while I was typing out my answer! I should've refreshed the page. Anyways, he has a good explanation.