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Python Practice Creating and Using Functions in Python Practice Functions Use an External Function

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2,062 Points

Need help in task 2 of 3

It keeps telling me test_error_handled

using_a_function.py
"""
This is importing a function named `tweet` from a file
    that we unfortunately don't have access to change.

You use it like so:
>>> tweet("Hello this is my tweet")

If the function cannot connect to Twitter,
    the function will raise a `CommunicationError`
If the message is too long,
    the function will raise a `MessageTooLongError`
"""
from twitter import (
    tweet,
    MessageTooLongError,
    CommunicationError,
)


message = input("What would you like to tweet?  ")
# Your code here


tweet(message)

try:
    tweet(message)
except twitter.CommunicationError:
    print("An error occurred attempting to connect to Twitter. Please try again!")

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

You should only have one call to "tweet".