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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Abdul-Rahman Dambazau
Abdul-Rahman Dambazau
216 Points
Posted by Abdul-Rahman Dambazau
Abdul-Rahman Dambazau
216 Points

Everything is going well except for the exception

Please let me know why this code is not running. Thanks!

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    if len(product_idea) < 3:
        raise ValueError("3 or more characters are required")

    return product_idea + "inator"
try: 
    product_idea=input("What is the product idea?")
    idea=suggest(product_idea)
except ValueError:
    print("Not enough characters")
else:
    print(idea)

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

Whoa, you are working way too hard!

For this challenge, you only need the test and the "raise" that you already added in the function. You won't need "try", "except", to create any new variables, or to "input" or "print" anything.l

Remove everything from "try" and below and you'll pass.