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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by Ferran Espasa
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Ferran Espasa
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,625 Points

I don't know why is failing

Hi to everyone,

I'm following the course and now I'm stuck with this.

I've tried it in my computer and it works perfectly, after adding something like:

just_right("dog")

after the function. So I don't know exactly why this has failed in the course challenge. Can anyone help me?

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

2 Answers

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
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Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

Ferran Espasa the challenge needs you to return the statements instead of printing them.

Ferran Espasa
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Ferran Espasa
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,625 Points

Thank you Julian!

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
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Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

The challenge wants you to return the strings, not to print the strings.

Ferran Espasa
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Ferran Espasa
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 15,625 Points

Thanks Alexander!