[FIXED] Rookie over here... Need assistance with a Python code conclusion

Issue

Complete this function to return either "Hello, [name]!" or "Hello there!" based on the input

def say_hello(name):
    name = "Hello there!"

    assert name != "Hello there!"
    # You can print to STDOUT for debugging like you normally would
    print(name)

    # but you need to return the value in order to complete the challenge  
    return "" # TODO: return the correct value

I've tried a couple of things but run into errors such as assertion error... I have completed practice test similar to this before but I'm just drawing a blank here. Any help with the proper code and how you came to it would be greatly appreciated.

Solution

This will populate the name if one is given and it is not empty ("" evaluates to False)

def say_hello(name=None):
    return f"Hello, {name}!" if name else "Hello there!"

Answered By - notoriousjere