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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Even or Odd Loop

Javier Makmuri
Javier Makmuri
3,257 Points
Posted by Javier Makmuri
Javier Makmuri
3,257 Points

Oops! it looks like Task 1 is no longer passing

in which part did i get wrong?

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
while True:
    random_number = randint(1,99)
    if start == 0 :
        break
    elif even_odd(random_number):
        print("{} is even".format(random_number))
    else:
        print("{} is odd".format(random_number))
    start -= 1

1 Answer

Andrey Misikhin
Andrey Misikhin
16,529 Points
Andrey Misikhin
Andrey Misikhin
16,529 Points 
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
while start:
    random_number = random.randint(1,99)
    if random_number == 0 :
        break
    elif even_odd(random_number):
        print("{} is even".format(random_number))
    else:
        print("{} is odd".format(random_number))
    start -= 1