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

Tim Betz
Tim Betz
15,146 Points
Posted by Tim Betz
Tim Betz
15,146 Points

Python even.py challenge

So I did the code challenge as asked, but now I always get the "Bummer! Try again!" error message. When I try it out in my own code editor it seems to work fine. I don't know what to do about it.

even.py 
import random

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

start = 5
while start:
    number = random.randint(1, 99)
    if even_odd(number):
        print("{} is even.".format(number))
    else:
        print("{} is odd.".format(number))
    start -= 1

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points

Your code is correct. The challenge is just very picky about exactly what gets printed. If you remove the periods from the end of your strings you will pass the challenge.