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Python Practice Creating and Using Functions in Python Practice Functions That's Odd

Posted by Botshelo Tsogo Tiroyamodimo
Botshelo Tsogo Tiroyamodimo
3,057 Points

Creating a function that shows if a number is odd

What iam i doing wrong,

create_a_function.py 
value = 11
def is_odd(value):
    10 % 2 =! 0
    return True

1 Answer

Maxwell Newberry
Maxwell Newberry
7,681 Points
Maxwell Newberry
Maxwell Newberry
7,681 Points

When you call a method, the value of value in your is_odd() method becomes whatever is passed. Additionally, your conditional operators should be flipped to !=, which means not equal to. Finally, the value we are returning is whether or not the passed value is odd which means we are returning a boolean (True or False). 

value = 11
def is_odd(value):
    return value % 2 != 0