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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Conditional Value

Posted by Aditya Niloi
Aditya Niloi
4,787 Points

'admitted' is not set to False. The challenge sets the age, not me. What am I doing wrong?

I've tried various indentation and formatting, but that screws up the first challenge.

conditions.py 
admitted = None

if age >= 13:
    admitted = "True"
else:
    admitted = "False"

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

:point_right: The values True and False are booleans, they should not have quotes around them.

It apparently let you get away with it in task 1 because a non-empty string is considered "truthy". The checker should have done a better job.

You might want to report this as a bug, see the instructions on the Support Page.