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

Tyler Weston
Tyler Weston
1,168 Points
Posted by Tyler Weston
Tyler Weston
1,168 Points

Wrong number of prints?

When I run this code, it says there is the wrong number of prints and I don't know how to fix this.

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 == True:
    num = random.randint(1, 99)
    if even_odd(num) == 0:
        print("{} is even".format(num))
    else:
        print("{} is odd".format(num))
    start -= 1

1 Answer

Garrett Hughes
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Garrett Hughes
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Garrett Hughes
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Garrett Hughes
Python Development Techdegree Student 32,971 Points

1st: love the GOT profile pic.

2nd: Line 6, "return not num % 2", isn't returning ints or floats, it's returning booleans (True or False)

Try running:

def even_odd(num):
    print(not num % 2)

even_odd(22)
even_odd(33)
even_odd(44)
even_odd(55)
even_odd(66)

in workspaces or repl.it to see what I'm talking about. Reexamine your code and see if you can figure it out after that.

Tyler Weston
Tyler Weston
1,168 Points
Tyler Weston
Tyler Weston
1,168 Points

Thanks. I make silly mistakes like that sometimes. I'm glad you liked my profile picture; your Deadpool one is great too.