Am I decrementing correctly in this python challenge?

Question

The last step is to decrement start by 1, which I think I've done, but it's not passing, and I'm also unsure how start relates to num.
```even.py
import random
start = 5
def even_odd(num):
    while start = true:
        num = random.randint(1,99)
        if num % 2 == 0:
            print("{} is even".format(num))
        elif num % 2 != 0:
            print("{} is odd".format(num))
    start -= 1
    # If % 2 is 0, the number is even.
    # Since 0 is falsey, we have to invert it with not.
    return not num % 2
```

Cam Treschuk · Answer

true has to be spelled like this: True

Dan Holroyd · Answer

@jonlunsford (https://teamtreehouse.com/jonlunsford) Thank you.  I made those changes,  and now I'm getting an error that says I have the wrong number of prints.  I have two prints, both which are specified in the directions.  
```python
import random
start = 5
def even_odd(num):
    while start == true:
        num = random.randint(1,99)
        if num % 2 == 0:
            print("{} is even".format(num))
        elif num % 2 != 0:
            print("{} is odd".format(num))
        start -= 1
    # If % 2 is 0, the number is even.
    # Since 0 is falsey, we have to invert it with not.
    return not num % 2
```

jonlunsford · Answer

Dan:
Actually, the decrement statement should be indented under the while loop.  Also you need the proper equality operator (==) in your while loop.
```python
while start == true:
    ....
    start -= 1

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Am I decrementing correctly in this python challenge?

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