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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Paul Heneghan
Paul Heneghan
14,380 Points
Posted by Paul Heneghan
Paul Heneghan
14,380 Points

I've tried multiple variations on this with print or return, with and without parentheses.

def just_right(myStr): if myStr.length < 5: return "Your string is too short" elif myStr.length > 5: return "Your string is too long" elif myStr.length == 5: return True

strlen.py 
def just_right(myStr):
    if myStr.length < 5:
        return "Your string is too short"
    elif myStr.length > 5:
        return "Your string is too long"
    elif myStr.length == 5:
        return True

3 Answers

Kevin Li
Kevin Li
2,634 Points

It's supposed to be len(myStr), not myStr.length.

Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points
Gavin Ralston
Gavin Ralston
28,770 Points

len() is a function you can use on collections, not a method you call from collections. Kevin's got it right.

Paul Heneghan
Paul Heneghan
14,380 Points
Paul Heneghan
Paul Heneghan
14,380 Points

D'oh! My apologies for the javascript "bleedover", that makes perfect sense, and --- it works! Thanks Kevin, and thank you Gavin for the fine tuning addition.

Marcin Tokarzewski
Marcin Tokarzewski
3,487 Points
Marcin Tokarzewski
Marcin Tokarzewski
3,487 Points

I tried this code and i am getting "Bommer" why?

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

UPDATE: it should be "returned" not printed, therefore correct code is:

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