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Posted by Maximilian Hill
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Maximilian Hill
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 7,661 Points

Guessing Game: Need help raising value Error

Hello,

I've already submitted the project. Everything works except getting it to raise a value error when the guess is below one or over twenty. I tried adding and raising the exception on line 36 but it keeps giving me a syntax error. Please what do I need to do to get this working?

My code: https://w.trhou.se/kqycimqlu9

Thanks for the help!

1 Answer

Asher Orr
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Asher Orr
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Asher Orr
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Asher Orr
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 9,408 Points

Hi Max! You need to indent your if statement on line 36.

When you implement Try Blocks, the if statements (what you're using to Raise ValueErrors) need to be nested within the try block.

Like this:

            try:
                guess = int(input("Please choose a number between 1 and 20: "))
                time.sleep(1)

                if guess <= 0 or guess > 20:
                    raise ValueError("That is not within the given range")
                    continue

            except ValueError as err:
                print("Opps, Thats an invalid response. Please try again...")
                print(f"({err})")
                continue
Maximilian Hill
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Maximilian Hill
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Asher Orr Thank you!