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

Tessa Sullivan
Tessa Sullivan
1,517 Points
Posted by Tessa Sullivan
Tessa Sullivan
1,517 Points

Problems passing Python Basics even_odd challenge - code works as expected in workspace

I can run the attached code fine in the workspace. The while loop runs 5 times and prints out the random number along with whether it is even or odd. However, the Challenge interface just gives me "Bummer, Try again" when I select the "Recheck work" button.

Any idea what I'm missing?

even.py 
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 = start - 1

2 Answers

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Tessa, just remove the periods after odd and even. The editor doesn't like them!

Tessa Sullivan
Tessa Sullivan
1,517 Points
Tessa Sullivan
Tessa Sullivan
1,517 Points

Seems silly that it would make that quibble but you were right. I took out the periods and the challenge interface passed me. W00t!

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

Yes it does. The editor can be very picky!