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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Print "hi"

Didier Borel
Didier Borel
2,837 Points
Posted by Didier Borel
Didier Borel
2,837 Points

writing a function

basically a pretty simple task, but I don't understand why it doesn't work

printer.py 
def printer(count):
  print "Hi {}"

1 Answer

Andreas cormack
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Andreas cormack
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,011 Points

Hi Didier

The task wants you to print the string Hi by the count argument passed to the function. You can do this by multiplying the string by count. So say i wanted to print Hi twice i would say print("Hi" * 2).

see below

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