How to compare a int variable with a function that returns a int

July 27, 2023

I’m trying to make code( that I stole) output the Fibonacci sequence and I’m having trouble letting the function Terms be able to compare to an variable. I know this is messy code but I like 3 days into python so I don’t know what to do.

# first two terms
n1, n2 = 0, 1
count = 0


# Asks amount of terms to be generated 
def Terms():
   while True:
        nterms = (input("How many terms? "))
        if nterms.isdigit():
            nterms= int(nterms)
            if nterms > 0:
               break
            else:
               print("0")
        else:
            print("Please choose an number that is able to be used")
   return nterms
Terms()
# Calls Terms then generates
print(int(Terms))
def Fibonacci():
   # first two terms
   n1, n2 = 0, 1
   count = 0
   Terms()
   print("Fibonacci sequence:")
   while count < Terms: #Problem right here TypeError: int() argument must be a string, a bytes-like object or a real number, not 'function'
      print(n1)
      nth = n1 + n2
     # update values
      n1 = n2
      n2 = nth
      count += 1
Fibonacci()

I tried making terms an int but it still doesn’t work

>Solution :

There were a few small things. So you called the different functions from a few places. So I removed a few calls and put returnvalue from Terms() in variable terms, and then it worked.

# first two terms
n1, n2 = 0, 1
count = 0


# Asks amount of terms to be generated 
def Terms():
   while True:
        nterms = (input("How many terms? "))
        if nterms.isdigit():
            nterms= int(nterms)
            if nterms > 0:
               break
            else:
               print("0")
        else:
            print("Please choose an number that is able to be used")
   return nterms

# Calls Terms then generates
def Fibonacci():
   # first two terms
   n1, n2 = 0, 1
   count = 0
   terms = Terms() # This is the new variable
   print("Fibonacci sequence:")
   while count < terms: # And using the variable here
      print(n1)
      nth = n1 + n2
     # update values
      n1 = n2
      n2 = nth
      count += 1
Fibonacci()