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

Ricardo Arenas
Ricardo Arenas
3,629 Points
Posted by Ricardo Arenas
Ricardo Arenas
3,629 Points

Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing!!? HELP, I'M STUCK

This keeps popping up and I've rechecked Task 1 multiple times and it always accepts my answer until I get to Task 3 in which it magically stops working.

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 start > 0:
    random_number = random.randint(1, 99)
    if even_odd(random_number):
        print("{} is even".format(random_number))
    else:
        print("{} is odd".format(secret_number))        
    start--
Ricardo Arenas
Ricardo Arenas
3,629 Points
Ricardo Arenas
Ricardo Arenas
3,629 Points

*Fixed the secret_number mistake in the end for the appropriate random_number variable and it didn't make any difference.

1 Answer

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,884 Points
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,884 Points 
#almost there, do you want to have another go at it

# error 1 - can you minus like that is a question, better you use
# start-=1;

#error 2 - from where is the secret number coming.

#error 3 
#while start > 0 (this condition is wrong)
# HINT - true is 1 false is 0

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 > 0:
    random_number = random.randint(1, 99)
    if even_odd(random_number):
        print("{} is even".format(random_number))
    else:
        print("{} is odd".format(secret_number))        
    start--