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Python

Posted by Zara Thomas
Zara Thomas
7,522 Points

Has anyone run into a problem in the Even or Odd Loop Python Basics challenge?

It says task one is no longer passing. That task was to import the random library, which I did . Does anybody know what's wrong with this? Here is my code:

import random

start = 5

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

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

start -= 1
charlesmonaghan
charlesmonaghan
742 Points

Post a link to the task?

Zara Thomas
Zara Thomas
7,522 Points

Here is the link: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/python-basics/letter-game-app/even-or-odd-loop

charlesmonaghan
charlesmonaghan
742 Points

Hmm, it seems we're stuck on the same problem.

I did this, and it says task 1 is no longer passing :(

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 num % 2 == 0:
        print("{} is even".format(num))
    else:
        print("{} is odd".format(num))
    start -= 1

1 Answer

Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points
Henrik Christensen
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points

My best guess would be an indentation error