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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Print "hi"

Posted by ianmckellar
ianmckellar
4,344 Points

I must not know what they're asking..

So it works in eclipse, and I must say I am very happy about the bit of code I wrote.

Earlier I had similar code that required me to use a number for count, I choose 3 and it worked fine.

What do they want?

3 Answers

Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,159 Points
Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,159 Points

What they are trying to do here is show you that you can multiply strings when using the print function.

So your code could look like this.

def printer(count):
    print("Hi " * count)

Take note of the space after the Hi inside the quotation marks. :)

ianmckellar
ianmckellar
4,344 Points
ianmckellar
ianmckellar
4,344 Points

Ah, I guess I was over complicating it then. Thankyou! :)

John Goldring
John Goldring
634 Points
John Goldring
John Goldring
634 Points

Hi, I have been stuck on this challenge. My code:

def printer(count):
     print(count * "Hi ")

would not work. Could you briefly tell me why challenge doesn't like it the other way around?