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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Canen McCaslin
Canen McCaslin
552 Points
Posted by Canen McCaslin
Canen McCaslin
552 Points

Bummer! `just_right` didn't return the right answer.

I know that I have to many if statements here but I'm not sure how else to write it.

strlen.py 
def just_right(string):
    if len(string) == 5:
        return True
    if len(string) > 5:
        return "Your string is too short"
    if len(string) < 5:
        return "Your string is too long"

1 Answer

Jason Anders
MOD
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points
Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Hi Canen,

Your syntax is spot on :thumbsup: ... However, your conditional checks are backwards. You seem to be checking to see if the string is less than for the string "... too long" and greater than for the "... too short". Just fix up that error and the rest is good-to-go.

Nice job & Keep Coding! :) :dizzy:

Canen McCaslin
Canen McCaslin
552 Points
Canen McCaslin
Canen McCaslin
552 Points

How can I rewrite it with only one if statement?