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Python Comparison Solution

Posted by Mario Ocampo
Mario Ocampo
192 Points

I was able to reach the same solution but my code is different.

name = input("Please enter your name: ")
number = int(input("Please enter a number: "))
# TODO: Make sure the number is an integer
print("Hey!", name)
print("The number...", number)
# TODO: Print out the User's name and the number entered,
# making sure the two statements are on separate lines of output.
if number % 3 == 0:
    print("is a Fizz number.")
elif number % 5 == 0:
    print("is a Buzz number.")
elif number % 15 == 0:
    print("is a FizzBuzz number.")
else:
    # Just in case the number is neither div by 3 nor 5. 
    print("is neither a fizzy or a buzzy number.")
# TODO: Compare the number the user gave with the different
# FizzBuzz conditions. 
# *********************
# If the number is divisible by 3, print "is a Fizz number."
# If the number is divisible by 5, print "is a Buzz number."
# If the number is divisible by both 3 and 5, print "is a FizzBuzz number."
# Otherwise, print "is neither a fizzy or a buzzy number."
# *********************


# TODO: Define variables for is_fizz and is_buzz that stores 
# a Boolean value of the condition. Remember that the modulo operator, %, 
# can be used to check if there is a remainder.


# Using the variables, check the condition of the value, and print the necessary
# string

So I did it this way and the result still came out the same as in the video. Is that strange how my code is different than Ken's yet both produced the same results?

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

When posting code, use Markdown formatting to preserve the code's appearance (particularly indentation) and retain special symbols.

But this code doesn't seem like it would give the correct result for all numbers. Try it with 30, for example, which should be "a FizzBuzz number". To fix it you'll need to change the order the tests are performed in.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

Note that "a Fizz number" is not the correct answer for 30. Since 30 is divisible by both 3 and 5, it should be "a FizzBuzz number". To get the correct results, you'll need to test for "FizzBuzz" first.

Mario Ocampo
Mario Ocampo
192 Points
Mario Ocampo
Mario Ocampo
192 Points

I tried it with 30 and it said 30 is a fizz number. I have run multiple times and it always gives me the correct answer.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,268 Points

30 should be "a FizzBuzz number". To fix it you'll need to change the order the tests are performed in and test for "FizzBuzz" first..

Mario Ocampo
Mario Ocampo
192 Points
Mario Ocampo
Mario Ocampo
192 Points 
name = input("Please enter your name: ")
number = int(input("Please enter a number: "))
# TODO: Make sure the number is an integer
print("Hey!", name)
print("The number...", number)
# TODO: Print out the User's name and the number entered,
# making sure the two statements are on separate lines of output.
if number % 15 == 0:
    print("is a FizzBuzz number.")
elif number % 3 == 0:
    print("is a Fizz number.")
elif number % 5 == 0:
    print("is a Buzz number.")
else:
    # Just in case the number is neither div by 3 or 5. 
    print("is neither a fizzy or a buzzy number.")
# TODO: Compare the number the user gave with the different
# FizzBuzz conditions. 
# *********************
# If the number is divisible by 3, print "is a Fizz number."
# If the number is divisible by 5, print "is a Buzz number."
# If the number is divisible by both 3 and 5, print "is a FizzBuzz number."
# Otherwise, print "is neither a fizzy or a buzzy number."
# *********************


# TODO: Define variables for is_fizz and is_buzz that stores 
# a Boolean value of the condition. Remember that the modulo operator, %, 
# can be used to check if there is a remainder.


# Using the variables, check the condition of the value, and print the necessary
# string

I've got it! I fixed my code and now it displays 30 as a FizzBuzz number. Thanks for your help, it was the order in which the tests were done, that was the issue. I'm glad that I did not give up and kept trying and trying.