printer.py

Question

I have a few questions about this quiz.
I passed the challenge by typing these codes
python
def printer(arg):
    count = int(arg) * "Hi "
    print(count)

but I saw the code looks like this in the video
```python
def average(num1, num2):
    return (num1 + num2) / 2
avg = average(2, 8)
print(avg)
```
if I try to type these codes into challenge shell
python
def printer(arg):
    count = int(printer(arg)) * "Hi "
    print(count)

or
python
def printer(arg):
    arg = 2
    count = printer(arg) * "Hi "
    print(count)

it won't be passed
I'm a kind of confusing to understanding the different.
Need help, guys.
Thx.Chin.
```printer.py
def printer(arg):
    arg = 2
    count = printer(arg) * "Hi "
    print(count)
```

Christopher Shaw · Accepted Answer

This is probabbly recursive:
```python
def printer(arg):
    count = int(printer(arg)) * "Hi "
    print(count)
```
printer(arg) will call the function it is in again and again and never stop, as it keeps calling it self. 
Below, it is correct as printer is called, outside the function, with the argument set to 8. Using return to send back the result to the script, rather than print it out in the function.
```python
def printer(arg):
    count = int(arg) * "Hi "
    return count
anyname = printer(8)
print(anyname)
```

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