Cell Growth Explanation

Question

Ended up having to search for the answer on this one. I'm sure there's more than one answer but this works, could someone please walk me through the while loop so I can get a better grasp on what's happening? Thanks

# take the initial cell population as input
cells = int(input())

# take the number of days as input
days = int(input())

# initialize the day counter
counter = 1

#complete the while loop
while counter < days + 1:
cells = cells * 2

# Daily message
print("Day " + str(counter) + ": " +str(cells))
counter = counter + 1

Answer 1

Hi,
The comments and code here are pretty self-explanatory.

If you do not understand how this code works, you probably lack an understanding of python syntax. I suggest revising relevant lessons.

Answer 2

That much is obvious, and I have done so, but I'm still asking someone to walk me through it. Thanks