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Python

Posted by wafic fahme
wafic fahme
3,309 Points

in challenge string lengths I am getting a bummer although the code is correct

def just_right(string): string = str() if len(string) < 5: print("Your string is too short")

elif len(string) > 5:
    print("Your string is too long")

else:
    return True

3 Answers

wafic fahme
wafic fahme
3,309 Points
wafic fahme
wafic fahme
3,309 Points

I solved it I solved it thanks a lot cuz it was not just the return but the assignment of the argument was inside the function but it was supposed to be outside.

can you let me know why?

Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
5,039 Points

Are u talking about the code you posted"string = str()"? I don't know why u need"str()". Str() is a function to change a int or variable into a string.

Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
Name:GoogleSearch orJonathan Sum
5,039 Points 
#correct answer
#i use a variable "str" for asingle argument in function just_right. i know you use argument"string" ,but they are same. You can name it whatever you want.
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
#What is string=str()? i see this in your code. i think this is not how we change var or int into a string.


#i still don't know what is "string = str() ".
## This is how we use convert to string statment with str() function
#if you type str(3) in python shell,it will convert int 3 into a string "3".
#if you type str(var_apple) in python shell ,it will covert var_apple into a string "var_apple".
Tatiana Vasilevskaya
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Tatiana Vasilevskaya
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string = str() should'n be there. It looks like it assigns the variable string to an empty string.

Jennifer Nordell
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Although you haven't linked the challenge here, I think I remember it. I feel fairly certain that the challenge asks you to return the strings, not print them. If this turns out to not be the case, could you please link the challenge? :sparkles:

wafic fahme
wafic fahme
3,309 Points
wafic fahme
wafic fahme
3,309 Points

This is the case but still not working, here is the challenge link:

https://teamtreehouse.com/library/python-basics/number-game-app/string-length

python'''

def just_right(string): string = str() if len(string) < 5: return "Your string is too short"

elif len(string) > 5:
    return "Your string is too long"

else:
    return True