What is wrong with my cod? I couldn't pass lesson in Python introduction course.

Question

# Принимаем число в качестве ввода
number = int(input())
number =3

# Используем цикл while для обратного отсчета
while number >=0:
print(number)
number -=1
# Конец цикла

number =5
while number >=0:
print(number)
number -=1

Answer 1

Andrey Kan ,

i can not find this exercise in the `introduction to python` tutorial.

but it looks that this execise should produce a `countdown` from a given number (from the input) to 1? or 0?.

this is *your* code, but without all non-essential code parts:

number = int(input())

while number >=0:
print(number)
number -=1

> so it would be great if we could get a precise task description.

> can you please check the conditional in the header of the while loop:
should the countdown run until 0 or until 1? (currently it runs until 0)

Answer 2

Lothar The exercise is only available for users with pro membership, that's why you can't find it. I found it, and the code snippet with the number input in your comment is correct.

Answer 3

Jan ,

i suppose that you (as a pro member) can see the task description.

Andrey Kan is talking about 2 countdowns that has to be done.

maybe there are 2 samples that are shown, but i believe that only one input for a number has to be done, and one code that uses the various inputs.
can you confirm this?

anything else does not make much sence.

Answer 4

Jan ,

thanks a lot!

Andrey Kan , so now it should be possible to solve the task with one input procedure, and with one following code to output numbers from N (input number) to 0.

Answer 5

Lothar , Luo Shenshi , Jan , thanks a lot for your help and support! I really appreciate your assistance! 🙏

Answer 6

Can you explain further more.. like what exactly are you trying to do, cuz you've used "number" 3 times as variable and idk how am I supposed to help...

Answer 7

Sorry guys. The task is:

Create a timer program that will take the number of seconds as input, and countdown to 0. There are two countdowns should be created from 3 to 0 and then as separate another one from 5 to 0.

Answer 8

# Take input from the user for the initial countdown
number = int(input("Enter the number of seconds to countdown from: "))

# Countdown from the user input to 0
while number >= 0:
print(number)
number -= 1

# Countdown from 3 to 0
number = 3
while number >= 0:
print(number)
number -= 1

# Countdown from 5 to 0
number = 5
while number >= 0:
print(number)
number -= 1

should be working now 😊

Answer 9

Lothar Yes, those two countdowns are just examples of what the output could be with different inputs.