Don't understand this Boolean operator logic

Question

def odd(x):
    x % 2
    return x > 0

Why does my function return True for even numbers?

Answer 1

you need to change it to:

x = x % 2

to actually update the variable in line 2.

Answer 2

It isn't working as expected because you are returning "is x greater than 0?" Try with x = -1 and you will see that this is false. The x % 2 part is not doing anything.

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