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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by Jim Garman
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Jim Garman
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,716 Points

just_right not quite right

Challenge code Gods are telling me this is not returning the correct answer, but I can't figure out why.

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

2 Answers

Rich Zimmerman
Rich Zimmerman
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Rich Zimmerman
Rich Zimmerman
24,063 Points

Looks like it's just a matter of having the same string for both conditions: "Your string is too short."

Jim Garman
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Jim Garman
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,716 Points

My goodness, thank you!

Gustavo Winter
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Gustavo Winter
Courses Plus Student 27,382 Points
Gustavo Winter
Gustavo Winter
Courses Plus Student 27,382 Points

Hi, the problem is you repeat the same setence for the two condition.

Check this, you will find the answer:

def just_right(test):
    if len(test) < 5:
        return "Your string is too short"
    elif len(test) > 5:
        return "Your string is too long"
    else:
        return True
Jim Garman
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Jim Garman
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,716 Points

My goodness, thank you!