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Python

Posted by Mauricio Rey
Mauricio Rey
4,331 Points

Conditional Value

To this question, I reproduced it on my console and it works, but it is not working on workspaces.

OK, one more. Add an else to your if. In the else, set admitted to False.

admitted = None

age = 14

if age >= 13:
    admitted = True
else:
    admitted = False

The first tasks passes, as age is True, but the second task is giving me an error saying admitted is not false. When I change age to < 13, the first task doesn't pass. :)

[MOD: added ```python markdown formatting -cf]

4 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points

The challenge grader sets the value of age. You need to comment out your assignment line age = 14

Mauricio Rey
Mauricio Rey
4,331 Points

Thank you Chris, it worked.

Siyuan Welch
Siyuan Welch
3,025 Points

It works, but I don't understand why it have to comment out? can you explain to me, please.

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,468 Points

The code challenge is graded by a program that needs to set age to various values, then execute your code. If your code sets age it overwrites the grader's value causing the code to get unexpected results from the grader's perspective.

It's not a syntax issue. It's just for the grader.

Siyuan Welch
Siyuan Welch
3,025 Points

Oh, I see. Thank you so much!

Ary de Oliveira
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Ary de Oliveira
Courses Plus Student 28,304 Points
Ary de Oliveira
Ary de Oliveira
Courses Plus Student 28,304 Points

admitted = None

if age >= 13:

admitted = True

else:

admitted = False

Taha El Azezy
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Taha El Azezy
Python Development Techdegree Student 2,506 Points
Taha El Azezy
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Taha El Azezy
Python Development Techdegree Student 2,506 Points

why it worked in that way, i did this and it does not work

admitted = False
age = 13
if age >= 13:
    print('True')
else:
    print(admitted)
doctacloak
doctacloak
12,202 Points

Secondly.. why are you printing it out? You don't need to print anything, all you need to do is declare the value of the variable as True or False.

Taha El Azezy
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Taha El Azezy
Python Development Techdegree Student 2,506 Points

i got it Mr. Chris Freeman Thank you so much :)