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

Pushkar Kadam
Pushkar Kadam
3,823 Points

Wrong number of prints.

I am stuck on a problem with even and odd program.

as per the instructions, I am implementing the following code:


import random

def even_odd(num): return not num %2

start = 5

while start == 5: num = random.randint(1,99) if even_odd(num) == True: print("{} is even".format(num)) else: print("{} is odd".format(num)) start = start -1


will I submit check work, it tells me Wrong number of prints.

I've been executing the same code in workspace and it is running properly there. I am not able to understand, why is it not accepting while I am submitting the answer to complete the challenge.

even.py
import random
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

start = 5

while start == 5:
    num = random.randint(1,99)
    if even_odd(num) == True:
        print("{} is even".format(num))
    else:
        print("{} is odd".format(num))
    start = start -1

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

You are very close to the correct solution. In the while loop condition, the code is has start == 5 which means "when start is exactly 5". After the first iteration start becomes 4 and the while loop exits. Change the condition to be start > 0 to continue the loop while start is between 5 and 0.