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Python Python Basics (2015) Letter Game App Even or Odd Loop

Tom de Visser
Tom de Visser
1,083 Points
Posted by Tom de Visser
Tom de Visser
1,083 Points

Wrong number of prints

What's going wrong here?

even.py 
import random

start = 5

def even_odd(num):
    # If % 2 is 0, the number is even.
    # Since 0 is falsey, we have to invert it with not.
    return not num % 2

while start == True:
    random = random.randint(1, 99)

    if even_odd(random) == False:
        print("{} is odd".format(random))
        start -= 1

    else:
        print("{} is even".format(random))
        start -= 1

2 Answers

Henrik Christensen
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Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points
Henrik Christensen
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Henrik Christensen
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 38,322 Points 
while start = True:
    # the problem is the name of this variable
    # python thinks that the 'random' you imported at the top now = random.randint(1, 99)
    # try give it another name
    random = random.randint(1, 99)

    if even_odd(random) == False:  # change the name here too
        print("{} is odd".format(random))  # and here
        start -= 1
    else:
        print("{} is even".format(random))  # and here
        start -= 1