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

Chad Dugas
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Chad Dugas
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Posted by Chad Dugas
Chad Dugas
Courses Plus Student 13,304 Points

Wrong number of prints.

Not sure where I'm going wrong here. I get the error message "Wrong number of prints." Whenever I change the code to try to correct this, it tells me Task 1 is no longer complete. Can anyone see the issue?

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 == True:
    rand_num = random.randint(1,99)
    if even_odd(rand_num) == True:
        print("{} is even").format(rand_num)
    else:
        print("{} is odd").format(rand_num)
    start -= 1
Jeff Hartl
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Jeff Hartl
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 8,420 Points
Jeff Hartl
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Jeff Hartl
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 8,420 Points

Hi Chad, In both of your print statements, there's a parenthesis in the wrong place. Do you see where?

(I've made the same syntax mistake myself)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

:point_right: There's a few issues here:

  • the parentheses are not placed correctly in your print statements. See example below :arrow_heading_down:
  • comparing a number to a boolean will invoke type coercion, which will give you the wrong result.
  • you don't need to compare anything against "True". Just naming it is enough to test its "truthiness".
parens.py 
#       print("{} is even").format(rand_num)  <- parenthesis misplaced
        print("{} is even".format(rand_num))  #- fixed