Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing.

Question

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   
num=random.randint(1,99)
while start==5:
    if even_odd(num)==True:
        print "{} is even".format(num)
    else:
        print "{} is odd".format(num)
start-=1
```even.py
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
num=random.randint(1,99)
while start=5:
    if even_odd(num)==True:
        print "{} is even".format(num)
    else:
        print "{} is odd".format(num)
    start-=1
```

Umesh Ravji · Answer

Hi Buck, if you encounter a situation where it says a previous task is no longer passing (and you haven't broken anything), it tends to mean that there is an error in your code that prevents it from running correctly. You're almost there, but there's just two things that need fixing.
Correct the condition on your while loop. 
python
while start:

Brackets around print function.
python
print("{} is even".format(num))

(Optional). Since the even_odd function returns either True or False, the conditional check can be shortened, but this is not a requirement of the challenge.
python
if even_odd(num):

Making the required changes:
python
start=5
num = random.randint(1,99) # the code will pass, but it makes more sense inside the loop..
while start:
    if even_odd(num)==True:
        print("{} is even".format(num))
    else:
        print("{} is odd".format(num))
    start-=1

If you have any questions, just ask :)

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Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing.

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Umesh Ravji

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