Question

Hello, I'm having some trouble with this encapsulation. The textbook "How to Think Like a Computer Scientist" tells me to input this in:
def printMultiples(n):
i=1
while i <= 6:
print n*i, ’\t’, i=i+1
print()
It says that when this is put in, if n=3, it should look like this.
3 6 9 12 15 18
However, I do not seem to be able to get the numbers to go side ways. They are always printed vertically:
3
6
9
12
15
18
What should I do? Thank you.

Answer 1

\t means tab

Answer 2

you should get two numbers
number1 number2
number1 number2
and etc.
like that

Answer 3

It would be easier to help if you had provided code in a pastebin, and the whole code. Obviously, the code that you posted is not the code you ran, because it has errors.

Answer 4

and what version you using? is it python3?

Answer 5

http://codepad.org/wRcZjG5a

Answer 6

i thought he want to print that i+1 too

Answer 7

I use 3.2.2

Answer 8

I'm aware that \t is tab, but it just doesn't work....Can I take a screen shot to show you?

Answer 9

/Users/student/Desktop/Screen Shot 2012-01-27 at 8.34.44 PM.png

Answer 10

it's not screenshot lol

Answer 11

ugh...it doesn't go on properly

>>> def printMultiples(n):
i=1
while i<=6:
print (n*i, '\t'),
i=i+1
print()


>>> print Multiples(1)
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
>>> printMultiples(1)
1
2
3
4
5
6

>>> def pMultiples(n):
i=1
while i<=6:
printMultiples(i)
i=i+1


>>> pMultiples(1)
1
2
3
4
5
6

2
4
6
8
10
12

3
6
9
12
15
18

4
8
12
16
20
24

5
10
15
20
25
30

6
12
18
24
30
36

Answer 12

That's the part I'm struggling with.

Answer 13

click print screen, go to paint, click ctrl+v, save file, attach file

Answer 14

you didn't answer about your python version either

Answer 15

oh, sorry, it's 3.2.2

Answer 16

Python 3.2.2 it says

Answer 17

so it's a bit different, this course uses second version

Answer 18

0.0 oh...if it were just 3.2 would it work?
Is there a way to get around this?

Answer 19

>>> print Multiples(1)
SyntaxError: invalid syntax
you get error because you don't have such function called Multiples

Answer 20

yeah...I figured that part out....I just don't get why the printMultiples(1) after that doesn't give a horizontal listing of the elements.

Answer 21

print (n*i, '\t'),
probably means that it print n*i makes tab and goes to new line

Answer 22

mhmm, the text mentioned something previously about how print makes it go to the next line...and because its looped, it keeps changing the line every time.

Answer 23

well as i said after print(blablababla) it always goes to new line

Answer 24

what should I use instead?

Answer 25

Yes, maitre_kaio, that's what I'm trying to get to, didn't mean to ignore you:( sorry

Answer 26

im not sure, you should find it in book lol

Answer 27

ok, thnx!

Answer 28

maybe:
print(n * i, end = '\t')
http://docs.python.org/py3k/library/functions.html#print

Answer 29

hmmm, maybe
print(n * i, *, end = '\t')

there is that funny asterisk in the docs

Answer 30

I'll try that out! thnx!

Answer 31

YOU are AMAZING! it worked ! thanks you so much!
I am your fan :)

Answer 32

which one worked? with or without the asterisk?