generate number start, stop, step to number inclusive. returning false?!

[pwolf]

i was on the site pyschools working through the exercises, but i dont understand why it wont accept the code i input.
http://www.pyschools.com/quiz/view_question/s4-q2

Create a function generateNumbers(start, end, step) that takes in three numbers as arguments and returns a list of numbers ranging from start to the end number (inclusive)and skipping numbers based on the step specified in the arguments. Note: The function range(x, y, z) can takes in 3 arguments. For example, range(1, 11, 2) will return a list of numbers [1,3,5,7,9].

Examples

>>> generateNumber(2, 10, 2)
    [2, 4, 6, 8, 10]
    >>> generateNumber(10, 10, 1)
    [10]
    >>> generateNumber(20, 0, -3)
    [20, 17, 14, 11, 8, 5, 2]

so i used the code;

def generateNumber(start, end, step):
    return [i for i in range(start, end+1, step)]

but it says its not right, whats wrong with it?

[snippsat]

but it says its not right, whats wrong with it?

The code works,python always give you Traceback.
Post Traceback next time.

Run of code.

>>> generateNumber(0,10,2)
[0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10]
>>> generateNumber(20,0,-3)
[20, 17, 14, 11, 8, 5, 2]
>>>

[pwolf]

The code works,python always give you Traceback.
Post Traceback next time.

Run of code.

>>> generateNumber(0,10,2)
[0, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10]
>>> generateNumber(20,0,-3)
[20, 17, 14, 11, 8, 5, 2]
>>>

sorry, i know it works, but for the exercise in the link and the result of my solution isnt passing, i dont know why.

[bumsfeld]

You got to let us know why it isn't passing?

[woooee]

The question itself is not clear

from start to the end number (inclusive)

but the results do not include the end number

range(1, 11, 2) will return a list of numbers [1,3,5,7,9]

.

[pwolf]

if i knew why it wasn't passing, i wouldn't be stuck.

[tanathos]

def generateNumber(start, end, step):
    if step > 0:
        return [i for i in range(start, end+1, step)]
    else:
        return [i for i in range(start, end, step)]

this should do the job, its all about the step being negative / positive

[pretzellogics]

your code should work
could be the website you're using.

[方]

def generateNumber(start,end,step):
    if step>0:
        return(list(range(start,end+1,step)))
    else:
        return(list(range(start,end-1,step)))

[teemran]

After 7 years, I solved this question using a for loop:

            def generateNumber(x,y,z):
                li = []
                if z>0:
                    for i in range(x, y+z, z):
                        li.append(i)
                else:
                    for e in range(x, y-1, z):
                        li.append(e)
                return li

[Reverend Jim]

The problem with learning a new language is that you tend to thing in your previous language. In this case you used 8 lines when you should be thinking in Python and using

list(range(start,stop+1,step))