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

Mona Jalal
Mona Jalal
4,302 Points
Posted by Mona Jalal
Mona Jalal
4,302 Points

wrong number of prints

can someone give me a hint how to fix this? import random def even_odd(num): while (start): rand_num=random.randint(1,99) if rand_num%2 ==1 : print("{} is odd".format(rand_num)) start -=1

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

start = 5

even.py 
import random
def even_odd(num):
    while (start):
        rand_num=random.randint(1,99)
        if rand_num%2 ==1 :
            print("{} is odd".format(rand_num))
            start -=1

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

start = 5

3 Answers

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Mona, the while loop needs to be outside the even_odd() function, and called in that function. Something along these lines:

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:
    num = random.randint(1, 99)
    if even_odd(num):
        print("{} is even".format(num))
    else:
        print("{} is odd".format(num))

    start -= 1

Good luck!

Mona Jalal
Mona Jalal
4,302 Points
Mona Jalal
Mona Jalal
4,302 Points

jcorum so it doesn't pass the following challenge: https://teamtreehouse.com/library/python-basics/letter-game-app/even-or-odd-loop it just says try again :( with no description of error!

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Very sorry about that. I've edited it so it is now correct!