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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App Even or Odd

Abe Abdelmagid
Abe Abdelmagid
3,181 Points
Posted by Abe Abdelmagid
Abe Abdelmagid
3,181 Points

Can't use the reminder hint here !! please help ?

Can't use the reminder hint here !! please help ?

even.py 
def even_odd:

    if num/2

2 Answers

john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

Hi Abe, I broke it down to show how it works

# Write a function named even_odd
def even_odd(num): # that takes a single argument, a number
    if num % 2 == 0: # use % 2 to find out the remainder
        # return True if the number is even
        return True  # Even numbers won't have a remainder
    else:
        return False # False if the number is odd
Abe Abdelmagid
Abe Abdelmagid
3,181 Points
Abe Abdelmagid
Abe Abdelmagid
3,181 Points

Thank you John! That was helpful and simple

john larson
john larson
16,594 Points

:D

slavster
slavster
1,551 Points
slavster
slavster
1,551 Points

john larson Maybe I missed this part with defining functions, but what is the significance of typing "even_odd(num)" instead of "even_odd()"?

For instance, I would've thought my code below would've worked:

def even_odd():
    guess = int(input("Type an number and I'll tell you if it's odd or even: "))
    if guess % 2 == 0:
        return True
    else:
        return False