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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Justin Townsend
Justin Townsend
4,720 Points
Posted by Justin Townsend
Justin Townsend
4,720 Points

Python raise

I'm not sure what to do here, please help!

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    if product_idea <= 3:
        raise ValueError("Not long enough")
    return product_idea + "inator"

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

You're really close, but you don't want to compare the string itself to the number. But you can compare the length (len) of the string with the number.