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So I am trying to create a function for odd integers. I would like to have the user input any number and then have the program test if it is evenly divisible by 2. If so, I would like it to return False and if it is not true I would like to return True. Here is what I have so far:

print("PRACTICE 2.")

number = input("Enter a number, please: ")

def is_odd(number):
if number % 2 == 0:
return False
else:
return True
is_odd(number)

Output:
Enter a number, please: 5 (entered by me to test)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "python", line 13, in <module>
File "python", line 9, in is_odd
TypeError: not all arguments converted during string formatting
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BBCode tags - by NLittle17 - Jan-07-2019, 05:41 PM
RE: Functions in Python - by ichabod801 - Jan-07-2019, 05:50 PM
RE: Functions in Python - by NLittle17 - Jan-07-2019, 05:55 PM
RE: Functions in Python - by metulburr - Jan-07-2019, 07:05 PM
RE: Functions in Python - by marienbad - Jan-07-2019, 07:11 PM
RE: BBCode tags - by Larz60+ - Jan-07-2019, 11:02 PM

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