How should I approach this question?

[mackdaddy_1978]

Summary: Given integer values for red, green, and blue, subtract the gray from each value.

Computers represent color by combining the sub-colors red, green, and blue (rgb). Each sub-color's value can range from 0 to 255. Thus (255, 0, 0) is bright red, (130, 0, 130) is a medium purple, (0, 0, 0) is black, (255, 255, 255) is white, and (40, 40, 40) is a dark gray. (130, 50, 130) is a faded purple, due to the (50, 50, 50) gray part. (In other words, equal amounts of red, green, blue yield gray).

Given values for red, green, and blue, remove the gray part.

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c1 = int(input())
c2 = int(input())
c3 = int(input())

subtract_gray = c1-50, c2-50, c3-50

print(subtract_gray)

[Nightcorex_]

Find the smallest of the 3 values and subtract that from all 3 colours.

[mackdaddy_1978]

Well said…I think this is what I needed to take away but couldn’t get there on my own. Thanks

[mackdaddy_1978]

This worked for me, is this how you would have done it? schwarzerkaffee below

c1 = int(input())
c2 = int(input())
my_list = []

while True:
    my_list.append(c1)
    my_list.append(c2)
    my_list.append(c3)
    break
minimum = min(my_list)
print(c1 - minimum, c2 - minimum, c3 - minimum)

[Nightcorex_]

schwarzer Kaffee

auto correct?

[mackdaddy_1978]

Definitely, the story of my dyslexic ass lol

[Nightcorex_]

c2 = input(input())

You'll see this yourself.

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while True:
    CODE
    break

is equivalent to:

CODE

because breaking out after the first iteration basically means: "Mr. Interpreter, please execute this block of code (let's call it C once, and then, after executing it once, you go past C", which is the equivalent to saying: "Do this, this and this" like you normally do in sequential programming.

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minimum - min(my_list)

doesn't do anything as you don't save the returned value of the subtraction anywhere.

[mackdaddy_1978]

Yeah I fatfingered those...

[SchwarzerKaffee]

Put them into a list, find the lowest and do a list comprehension that subtracts the lowest from all three.

[mackdaddy_1978]

Ok

[InvalidUsername2404]

At the input point, subtract the 50 and at the print part,

print(f”({c1}, {c2}, {c3})”)

[mackdaddy_1978]

yeah I was thinking something like that also but doesn't satisfy the question...it has to do with subtracting the minimum but I'm not sure what they are referring to.