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Callum Anderson
Data Analysis Techdegree Student 10,200 PointsI am unsure what's wrong, I am getting an error about '<' when trying to create an if and raise ValueError block
def suggest(product_idea):
if product_idea = < 3:
raise ValueError("That's too short")
return product_idea + "inator"
1 Answer
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,353 PointsLess than or equal to should be written as <=. No space.
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,353 PointsMark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,353 PointsActually you need to check the length of the string Product_id.
Callum Anderson
Data Analysis Techdegree Student 10,200 PointsCallum Anderson
Data Analysis Techdegree Student 10,200 PointsThere's something else wrong too as in the preview this is my errors.
'<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,353 PointsMark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,353 PointsYes. You need to use the len() function to find the length of the string. Also you need to move your return statement back to line up with the if. As it is it will only return if the code gets inside the if.