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Python

Posted by sagar goyal
sagar goyal
565 Points

python functions

def lumberjack(name): if name.lower() == 'kenneth': print("kenneth's a lumber and he's ok!") else: print("{} sleeps all night and {} works all day!".format(name))

    lumberjack("k")

I made this function by seeing the video but in the video the same function is working but when i made it and tried running it it didn't work

4 Answers

jag
jag
18,266 Points
jag
jag
18,266 Points 
def lumberjack(name): 
    if name.lower() == 'k': 
        print("kenneth's a lumber and he's ok!") 
    else: 
        print("{0} sleeps all night and {0} works all day!".format(name))

lumberjack("Ke")

{} {} would need two args unless you define that those placeholders will use the same argument.

sagar goyal
sagar goyal
565 Points
sagar goyal
sagar goyal
565 Points

The program is not even opening it just doesn't say anything

jag
jag
18,266 Points

https://repl.it/Ceqg

sagar goyal
sagar goyal
565 Points
sagar goyal
sagar goyal
565 Points

https://repl.it/Ceqg/1

jag
jag
18,266 Points

Python has strict rules about spaces and tabs, you are adding extra spaces or tabs resulting in nothing showing up.

Your code with spaces = no results

def lumberjack(name) :
        if name.lower() == 'kenneth':
             print("kenneth's a lumber and he's ok!")
        else:
             print("{0} sleeps all night and {0} works all day!".format(name))

        lumberjack("k")

Code without extra spaces = two results

def lumberjack(name): 
    if name.lower() == 'k': 
        print("kenneth's a lumber and he's ok!") 
    else: 
        print("{0} sleeps all night and {0} works all day!".format(name))

lumberjack("K")
lumberjack("Ke")
sagar goyal
sagar goyal
565 Points
sagar goyal
sagar goyal
565 Points

Thank you so much