Functions with conditionals and comparison operators

[Drone4four]

Based on @Ichabod’s and @buranfor’s feedback, here are the changes I have made since my last forum post:

• I replaced the line which previously read elif (a % 2 and b % 2) != 0: to just else
  
• I removed the explicit pass operation
  
• I replaced the print statements with return
  
• I removed the explicit boolean references. Instead of if (a % 2 and b % 2) != 0: I now just use: if a % 2 and b % 2:
  

With these changes, here is what my script looks like now:

def lesser_of_two_evens(a,b):
    if a % 2 and b % 2:
        if b < a:
            return a
        if a > b:
            return b
    else:
        if a < b:
            return b
        else:
            return a

As outlined initially, I’m expecting the following output:

lesser_of_two_evens(2,4) --> 2
lesser_of_two_evens(2,5) --> 5
lesser_of_two_evens(245,13) --> 245
lesser_of_two_evens(52,10) --> 10

But I am actually getting:

lesser_of_two_evens(2,4) --> 4
lesser_of_two_evens(2,5) --> 5
lesser_of_two_evens(245,13) --> 245
lesser_of_two_evens(52,10) --> 52

It partially worked. I’ve tried many combinations at lines 4, 6, 9, and 11 (swapping a and b) and then running the script and testing the output. The output is correct for two lines, but then the other two test output lines are incorrect.

What would I need to change in my script to produce the expected output?

The answer key from the instructor is much simpler and less complicated. It reads:

def lesser_of_two_evens(a,b):
    if a%2 == 0 and b%2 == 0:
        return min(a,b)
    else:
        return max(a,b)

Even with this as the most elegant solution, how would you folks modify my script to return the correct output?