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Python Python Basics (Retired) Pick a Number! Any Number! Imports

Posted by hognoodle
hognoodle
3,313 Points

What am I missing?

We just were asked, at the conclusion of the last lesson, to write a program that requires looping and else-if statements, neither of which we have touched on. Now we are being asked to "make" a function, something else we haven't learned yet. Is this going to be a common theme, being asked questions involving things that haven't been taught yet?

random_num.py 
import random

2 Answers

Tyler Jennings
Tyler Jennings
9,271 Points
Tyler Jennings
Tyler Jennings
9,271 Points

Hey Mark,

Although it's found in the library under the Javascript courses, the Introduction to Programming course (https://teamtreehouse.com/library/introduction-to-programming) will provide a good intro to some of these concepts. I'd recommend starting with that one to get you up to speed with this course.

hognoodle
hognoodle
3,313 Points
hognoodle
hognoodle
3,313 Points

Hi Tyler.

Thanks for your reply. I don't think that would help, I already have a little programming experience in other languages. I'm just wanting to get familiar with Python. I can google how to make a function (def) or how to do else-ifs in Python (elif cond:). I would just think that you would see it first and then be asked about it, not the other way around.