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

Posted by Josh Haefner
Josh Haefner
2,124 Points

Why wont my code work?

def printer(count): while count > 0: count -= 1 print "Hi"

printer(2)

The instructions are to print "Hi" as many times as the value of the count argument. I run the program in repel.it and it works just fine. However, it will not let me pass the challenge to move on.

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You're testing with an old version of Python.

In version 3 (as used in the course), "print()" is a function and the argument must be enclosed in parentheses.

Also, be aware the the instructions only ask that you create the function, not to also invoke it.

AJ Salmon
AJ Salmon
5,675 Points
AJ Salmon
AJ Salmon
5,675 Points

Hey Josh,

The print() function needs to have parentheses immediately following it, enclosing the object you wish to print. Ex.:

print('Hi')

Nice idea decrementing count by one every time you print Hi! Another way to solve it would be like this:

def printer(count):
    print('Hi' * count)

Neither way is necessarily better. It shows that you grasp while loops, which is a very good thing. Happy coding :)