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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Conditional Value

Posted by Chris H
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Chris H
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,368 Points

conditional value task 1

Still not understanding what i am doing wrong on task 1, i have been stuck on this one for a day now. Any hints would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks all!

conditions.py 
admitted = None
age = 13 
if age < admitted:
    print("True")

3 Answers

dojewqveaq
dojewqveaq
11,393 Points

You just want to know if the age is greater than 13 and change the value of admitted accordingly. So... You can't set the age to 13 in your code. Here is how it should look like.

if age > 13:
    admitted = True
else:
    admitted = False
Chris H
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Chris H
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,368 Points

thanks for your help!

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi there,

You don't set the value of age. You just test if the value held in age is more than, or equal to, 13. If it is set admitted to True. There's no printing to the screen.

So, delete your line age = 13 and consider what your if statement is saying.

I hope that helps.

Steve.

[edit - corrected the less than to more than!]

Chris H
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Chris H
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,368 Points

thanks!

Timothy Donley
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Timothy Donley
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,365 Points
Timothy Donley
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Timothy Donley
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,365 Points 
admitted = None
if age >= 13:
    admitted = True
else:
    admitted = False

this is the correct code to pass task 1 and 2 the wording is bit weird but later in the track you will understand that he is mimicking an input.