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Paul West
6,925 PointsQuiz will not pass.
I have written this two way one with a try/exception block and one without. tested both in workspaces and the code works. however the quiz will not let me pass.
with try/exception:
def just_right(arg1):
try:
if len(arg1) < 5:
print("Your string is too short")
elif len(arg1) > 5:
print("Your string is too long")
else:
return True
except TypeError:
return False
2 Answers
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherYour code is fine! But the devil is in the details, and you didn't follow their instructions to the letter. I know, I know... challenges are super picky! The challenge explicitly states to return the strings... not print them. If you change the two print words in your code to return, your code passes! Hope this helps!
Paul West
6,925 PointsJennifer, thank you. I sometimes think I am working through a game of gotcha with this course's quizzes. I must have read those instructions 20 times and didn't catch the return part
Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse TeacherPaul West If it helps... you're not the only one! Sometimes I've had to stop myself and go grab a cup of tea or coffee or something. Then I come back and force myself to read it word for word. Because I have in my mind a pretty clear idea of what they've asked me to do. But, as it so happens, when I get stuck like that it turns out that what I think they said and what they actually said are two different things 
