Task 1 no longer passing... I've been stuck on this for too long

Question

i dont understand what it means by task 1 is no longer passing.
```even.py
import random
start = 5
def even_odd(num):
    # If % 2 is 0, the number is even.
    # Since 0 is falsey, we have to invert it with not.
    return not num % 2
while start:
    num = random.randint(1, 99)
    if evenodd(num) == False:
        print('{} is odd').format(num)
    elif evenodd(num) == True:
        print('{} is even').format(num)
start -= 1
```

Jennifer Nordell · Accepted Answer

Hi there!  You are soooo close on this one!  The problem here is the placement of some parentheses.  I'll show you in a minute.  When you receive a "Task 1 is no longer passing" message, the most common reason for this is that you've introduced a syntax error in your code.  When this happens your code can no longer be compiled/interpreted so even the correct code you've done before is not able to be checked.  Let's take a look at the parentheses:
You typed this:
```py
print('{} is odd').format(num)
```
But you meant to type:
```py
print('{} is odd'.format(num))
```
The .format should come immediately after the string, the variable should go in parentheses and then the whole thing should go inside the print statement parentheses.  Here's another example:
```py
name = "Agustin"
print("Hello there!")
print("It's nice to meet you, {}".format(name))
```
Hope this helps!  :sparkles:

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Task 1 no longer passing... I've been stuck on this for too long

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