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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Ollie Webster
Ollie Webster
5,035 Points
Posted by Ollie Webster
Ollie Webster
5,035 Points

What’s wrong with this code for the just_right() function?

It looks as if it should work, unless I’m meant to check it’s a string first?

strlen.py 
def just_right(thing):
    if len(thing) < 5:
        print("Your string is too short")
    elif len(thing) > 5:
        print("Your string is too long")
    else:
        return True
Ollie Webster
Ollie Webster
5,035 Points
Ollie Webster
Ollie Webster
5,035 Points

Never mind, I fixed it now! It wanted me to return, not print the messages

1 Answer

Dave Harker
PLUS
Dave Harker
Courses Plus Student 15,510 Points
Dave Harker
Dave Harker
Courses Plus Student 15,510 Points

Hi Ollie,

So close! and easy to miss ... the challenge requires that you return the strings, not print them.

Have fun coding :)

Dave