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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Posted by Simon Rori
Simon Rori
215 Points

I've made a function that creates brand new product names using "artificial intelligence". I have a problem though, pe

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    return product_idea + "inator"
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,670 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,670 Points

There's a limit on the title length, and whatever question you were asking about this got cut off.
Please edit the body of the question to add it back in.

Rigby Adams
Rigby Adams
1,231 Points

Yeah i'm really confused about how to do this!! Somebody help!

1 Answer

Paawan Patel
Paawan Patel
3,303 Points
Paawan Patel
Paawan Patel
3,303 Points

I over-complicated the solution on the first few attempts (trying to apply the logic from the preceding video tutorial)

You can use a combination of an "if" function and "len" function to test the string length of "product_idea" and then "raise" a "ValueError" if the entered string doesn't meet the criteria. Enter this block above the return statement

You don't need to do anything more complicated than that.

Let me know if you're still stuck.