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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by annikaheflin
annikaheflin
577 Points

How do you get this to work?

It won't let me pass and I don't know what I have to add.

strlen.py 
def just_right(characters):

    while len(characters) < 5:
        print("Your sting is too long")
        else:
            if len(characters) > 5:
                print("You sting is too short")
        else:
            if len(characters) = 5:
                return True

2 Answers

Bryan Reed
Bryan Reed
11,747 Points
Bryan Reed
Bryan Reed
11,747 Points

You're on the right track but need to make some changes.

You don't need a while loop so start by removing that and replacing it with an if statement.

Then instead of doing 

else:
    if

Use the elif

elif #conditional statement

Then after your if statement and elif statement, end with and else statement that returns True

You also need to return strings, no need to print anything in this challenge. So under each if, elif, and else should be a return that returns a plain string or True at the very end.

annikaheflin
annikaheflin
577 Points
annikaheflin
annikaheflin
577 Points

please explain more about the returns a plain string or True at the very end.

Bryan Reed
Bryan Reed
11,747 Points

For example:

   if len(characters) < 5:
        return "Your string is too short"
    elif len(characters) > 5:
         return "Your string is too long"
    else:
         return True

You also have some spelling errors in your strings I corrected