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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Posted by Dejuan Castro
Dejuan Castro
3,347 Points

After practicing the try,except , and raise. I still can't solve this challenge

What am I doing wrong

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    char_count = len(product_idea)
    if char_count <=3:
        raise ValueError ("Less Than 3")
    return product_idea + "inator"
try:
    idea = input ("Enter Product Idea ")
    idea = suggest (idea)
    print (idea)
except ValueError as err:
    print ("Not Correct")
    print ("{}".format(err))

1 Answer

Victor Mercier
Victor Mercier
14,667 Points

Hi, I think your overcomplicated the problem. Let us break it down. The only thing we are asking is that if the length of the product is smaller than 3, we need to raise a Value Error This could be done by doing : def suggest(product_idea): #if the length of product is smaller than 3 ,raise an exception if len(product_idea) < 3: raise(ValueError) return product_idea + "inator"

Dejuan Castro
Dejuan Castro
3,347 Points

Thank You Victor. Looks Like I understood the problem and I was just reading to deep into it. I solved it now.