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

Weuler Borges
Weuler Borges
2,095 Points
Posted by Weuler Borges
Weuler Borges
2,095 Points

Task 1 is not passing

Is this challenge correct? Everytime I complete Task 3 (with a seemly correct code) it says "Oops! It looks like Task 1 is no longer passing" and Task 1 is all about importing random...

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 not start == 0:
        num = random.randint(1,99)
        if not even_odd(num):
            print("{} is even".format(num))
        else
            print("{} is odd".format(num))
        start = start - 1

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi there,

You've not got a colon on your else: clause - and you don't want to negate the test of even_odd in your if statement, as the method already negates its output.

Steve.

Weuler Borges
Weuler Borges
2,095 Points
Weuler Borges
Weuler Borges
2,095 Points

Hi!

Thank you so much for helping me spot that one. There might be an issue with the correction system for this one though, because it were kind of pointing me back to a task with no errors instead of saying that my answer on task 3 were wrong!

Regards!

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Unfortunately, the challenges do that sometimes. Generally, if you've not changed your task 1 code, you can be sure that it still works and that the last thing you did is where the error lies. I don't get that error when I run your code - it might be browser-specific, perhaps?!