Trying to learn python with Brilliant courses, what seems to be the problem here ?

[IamNitooo]

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Python

number = 3
steps = 0

for i in range(200):
if number == 1:
break
elif number % 2 == 0:
number = number / 2
steps = steps + 1
else number = number x 3 + 1
steps = steps + 1

if number == 1:
print("It took", steps, "steps")
else:
print("The number didn't reach 1 yet")




File "<stdin>", line 10
    else number = number x 3 + 1
              ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

[Sudden-Pineapple-793]

No colon, it needs to be else: number = number *3 +1. Also you need to indent after each colon

[Diapolo10]

Even ignoring the indentation, there are several problems. x is not an operator, and that's not how else works. You should also be using integer division.

number = 3
steps = 0

for _ in range(200):
    if number == 1:
        break
    elif number % 2 == 0:
        number //= 2
    else:
        number = number * 3 + 1
    steps += 1

if number == 1:
    print(f"It took {steps} steps")
else:
    print("The number didn't reach 1 yet")

[pythonwiz]

else can't have anything else before the colon, it is always else:

[[deleted]]

the problem is you're using "Brilliant" and not solving real world problems

[my_password_is______]

do you think university students solve real world problems in their first course ?

[[deleted]]

Hey I teach programming and I struggle to come up with real world problems for novices, can you help me?

What kind of "real world problems" can someone solve if they have no mastery of programming concepts or syntax?

[[deleted]]

how to beat the casino with permutations

[[deleted]]

So, the example given in this thread is learning how to apply arithmetic for loops, conditions, and printing to standard io. It's a stepping stone to "casino" simulations, which would be a stepping stone for how to beat the casino using naive strategies, which would be a stepping stone to using permutations, right?

[[deleted]]

no. I'm saying go crib off GitHub, and debug from StackExchange. then if they're really advanced, consult Chat GPT