Why is this code not accepted?

Question

Why is this code not accepted for the challenge?  It works fine on my python box.  
admitted = None
age = 15
if age  > 12: 
    admitted = True
    print(admitted)
else:
    admitted = False
    print(admitted)
```conditions.py
admitted = None
age = 15
if age  > 12: 
    admitted = True
    print(admitted)
else:
    admitted = False
    print(admitted)
```

andren · Answer

The reason is stated pretty clearly by the error message your code produces:
Don't set the age variable, I'll do that for you.
For this challenge the age variable is set by the code checker itself, you are not meant to define a value for it yourself. Doing so overrides the value the code checker uses which screws up it's ability to verify that your code actually functions correctly.
If you remove the age variable declaration like this:
```python
admitted = None
if age  > 12: 
    admitted = True
    print(admitted)
else:
    admitted = False
    print(admitted)
```
Then your code works.

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Why is this code not accepted?

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