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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Print "hi"

Posted by Dustin Vandehey
Dustin Vandehey
969 Points

Unsure of what this is asking. How many times am I supposed to multiply?

I dont understand what I am supposed to multiply this by. A bit confused am I supposed to use def average? A bit lost

printer.py 
def printer(count)
    print("Hi")*2

1 Answer

Joshua Watson
Joshua Watson
17,373 Points
Joshua Watson
Joshua Watson
17,373 Points

Hello Dustin,

You are going to multiply hello by the count that passes through your printer function.

example:

def printer(count):
   print("Hi" * count)
Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,159 Points
Nathan Tallack
Nathan Tallack
22,159 Points

Dustin, take care to notice that Joshua has ended his def line with a : to let python know that an indented code block follows. :)