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

Posted by Sean Frye
Sean Frye
1,167 Points

I honestly have no idea what I'm doing!

I watched the whole video and I looked back at what I typed in Workspaces and I honestly don't understand what they are telling me to do. It's confusing me and with all the times I keep asking for help, I'm getting more and more discouraged. I want to take the next step forward, but it's getting so hard. I don't understand what I'm supposed to do!

printer.py 
def printer(count):
    print("Hi {} friend.".format(count))

printer("1")

1 Answer

Calin Bogdan
Calin Bogdan
14,921 Points
Calin Bogdan
Calin Bogdan
14,921 Points

Hello!

We've all been there, struggling to understand how to succeed when learning to code. As all things, it takes patience and persistence.

The main challenge here is using the little tricky thing that lets you multiply strings (string * the number of times to be displayed). You have to define a function that prints "Hi " as many times as the count parameter says. Therefore, there's no need to use the .format() function there.

Remember the syntax, as stated in the video:

my_name = "Calin"
my_name_five_times = my_name * 5

//print(my_name_five_times) will show "CalinCalinCalinCalinCalin"

You can do this with "Hi " as well. Also, remember that the count parameter has to be an int. You're currently passing a string with a number.

Don't get disheartened here. I'm sure you'll finally work it out!

Sean Frye
Sean Frye
1,167 Points

I probably should have deleted my message. A little after posting this, I figured it out.