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

Tacuma Bellford
Tacuma Bellford
5,030 Points
Posted by Tacuma Bellford
Tacuma Bellford
5,030 Points

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

I keep getting this error, however when I go back to task 1 the import random module is there and imported correctly. I've changing the name of the variable in the loop from 'num' to 'rand_num', which shouldn't matter at all. I also check my indentation. I am just stumped on this one. Any help would be much appreciated

even.py 
import random

start = 5 

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

while 0 < start:  
    rand_num = random.randint(1, 99)
    if even_odd(rand_num):
        print("{} is even").format(rand_num)
    else:
        print("{} is odd").format(rand_num)

    start -= 1

1 Answer

Niko Klanecek
Niko Klanecek
3,152 Points

First off, you can replace while 0 < start: with while start:, because when start hits 0, it will be interpreted as false. Second, the way you use parenthesis around format is wrong. It's supposed to look like print('{} is even'.format(random_num))