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

Posted by Saranya Das
Saranya Das
Courses Plus Student 284 Points

is_odd

In REPL when I use the % symbol it is returning value as 1 and makes it false where as here test 2 is failing. HELP!!!!

create_a_function.py 
def is_odd(num):
    if num % 2 == 0:
        print("False")
    else:
        print("True")

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

This function doesn't seem to be returning anything as it is, and it isn't supposed to "print" anything.

It should return a boolean True or False value (not a string).

Saranya Das
Saranya Das
Courses Plus Student 284 Points

Thanks a lot.. Figured it out!!

Hydar Omar
Hydar Omar
1,582 Points

value = input("Put in a number to check if its odd ") value = int(value) def is_odd(value): return value % 2 != 0 print(bool(is_odd))

whats wrong with mine