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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Zac Longanecker
Zac Longanecker
1,900 Points
Posted by Zac Longanecker
Zac Longanecker
1,900 Points

Challenge task

def just_right(argument):

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

Can't figure out why code isn't working

strlen.py 
def just_right(argument):

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

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! You're doing great, but you've missed something in the instructions. They're asking you to return the strings, but you're printing the strings. Use return instead of print and your code passes!

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Zac Longanecker
Zac Longanecker
1,900 Points
Zac Longanecker
Zac Longanecker
1,900 Points

Wow. Thanks. I can't believe that's all it was, lol.