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Python Practice Creating and Using Functions in Python Practice Functions That's Odd

Shavez Memon
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Shavez Memon
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Why am I getting an error?

Hello, I am running this code and I don't know why I am getting this error: Uh oh, 1 is odd but is_odd(1) returned False

create_a_function.py 
def is_odd(x):
    if x%2 != 0:
        print('True')

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The instructions ask for the function to return the value. You won't need to "print" anything.

And you'll also need to return "False" for the opposite condition.