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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Marko Jakovljevic
Marko Jakovljevic
1,286 Points
Posted by Marko Jakovljevic
Marko Jakovljevic
1,286 Points

Function not working

This is highly annoying that I can't continue with this lesson when evidently the function I have built works.

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

if I run this with any string as just_right("String to test") it gives the results appropriate

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

1 Answer

jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points
jcorum
jcorum
71,830 Points

Marko, the challenge asks you to return values, not print them:

def just_right(str):
    if len(str) < 5:
        return 'Your string is too short'
    elif len(str) > 5:
      return 'Your string is too long'
    else: 
      return True