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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by Gordon Cone
Gordon Cone
1,550 Points

just_right python basics

What am I doing wrong on this challenge?

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

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

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! Your logic is spot on and your syntax is just fine. However, when the length of the string is greater than 5 the string you're returning contains an extraneous space. Because this is a different string than the challenge is expecting, it's returning the wrong result.

# you typed
return("Your  string is too long")

# you meant to type
return("Your string is too long")  #note one less space between "Your" and "string"

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Gordon Cone
Gordon Cone
1,550 Points
Gordon Cone
Gordon Cone
1,550 Points

I can not believe I missed that.... Thank you for the help!