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Python

Posted by Ryan Burton
Ryan Burton
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How can I make the verb "to be, is/are" agree with plural or singular step(s)?

if we make the word step pluralize itself, we also need to make the verb agree with the plurality. how do we pick "is" for a count of 1 and "are" for count greater than 1?

1 Answer

Quentin Grunenwald
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Quentin Grunenwald
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Quentin Grunenwald
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Quentin Grunenwald
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 6,420 Points

This should work. First we initialize the verb, then check for the count and assign it the appropriate value. We then use the format function on the string to insert the value of the verb variable into it.

verb = ''
if count==1:    
    verb='is'
elif count>1:
    verb='are'
print('There {} ....'.format(verb))