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

Lewis Mansbridge
Lewis Mansbridge
1,119 Points
Posted by Lewis Mansbridge
Lewis Mansbridge
1,119 Points

Hi there, i thought my understanding was goin well on this but maybe not, please can i have some help thanks

Hi there, i thought my understanding was goin well on this but maybe not, please can i have some help thanks

printer.py 
def printer(count):
    if count >= 0:
        print("Hi " * count)
        count -= 1

count = 5
printer()

2 Answers

Lewis Mansbridge
Lewis Mansbridge
1,119 Points
Lewis Mansbridge
Lewis Mansbridge
1,119 Points

I didnt mean to put the * count in the print bit that was me experimenting

Vlad Dyagilev
Vlad Dyagilev
9,625 Points
Vlad Dyagilev
Vlad Dyagilev
9,625 Points

You called the printer function without the variable inside the brackets. To do you would need to call printer(count). Also your printer function is incorrect. All you needed to do was write print("Hi " * count)