What's wrong with my code?

Question

Complete the program to inform the user about available spaces in the parking lot.

# Take the number of available spaces as an input
spaces = int(input())

# Display message if spaces are available
spaces = 20
if spaces >= 0:
print("Available spaces")
# Display a different message if spaces are not available
else:
print("Sorry, the parking lot is full")

Answer 1

Bronyth are you trying to input() spaces or hardcode spaces ?

read the instructions back

Secondly how can a car / vehicle park in 0 spaces ...

A smart parking lot displays different messages to the visitor based on the number of available spaces.

Task
Complete the program to inform the user about available spaces in the parking lot

Answer 2

The original code has a few issues. First, the condition spaces >= 0 is incorrect because it is always true, as the number of parking spaces is always a non-negative number (0 or greater). This means that the message "Available spaces" will also be displayed when there are no free spaces left, i.e., when spaces == 0. To fix this, the condition should be spaces > 0, so that the message is only shown if at least one parking space is still available. If no spaces are left (i.e., spaces == 0), the message "Sorry, the parking lot is full" should be displayed instead. Another issue with the code is that the value for spaces was hardcoded, meaning it was always 20. This doesn't allow the user to enter their own number. Instead, the user input should be requested using spaces = int(input()), so the user can enter the number of available parking spaces themselves.