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

Joey Feldhaus
Joey Feldhaus
2,220 Points
Posted by Joey Feldhaus
Joey Feldhaus
2,220 Points

Ive been trying for 15 mins...Idk what to do

Any help would be appreciated. I want to define a function that lets me print "Hi " as many times as the input.

printer.py 
def printer(count):
  return(count)*str("Hi ")
avg=printer(15)
print(avg)
Sorel Clemens
Sorel Clemens
5,797 Points
Sorel Clemens
Sorel Clemens
5,797 Points

You're code works(it prints 15 times Hi) but you misunderstood the question. You should use print inside the fuction ;)

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

[MOD: added ```python formatting -cf]

2 Answers

Cena Mayo
Cena Mayo
55,236 Points

Hi Joey,

You're looking for this:

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

The string has to come first, as you can multiply it by the 'count' number. If you try to put count first, you're basically saying '5 times "hi", rather than "Hi times 5". The first doesn't make any sense to Python. Also note that your additional code isn't necessary.

Hope that clarifies things!

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points

Surprisingly, both orderings work:

>>> "Hi" * count
'HiHiHi'
>>> count * "Hi"
'HiHiHi'
>>> "Hi" * count == count * "Hi"
True