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Start your free trialShirley Acquah
273 PointsRaising an exception
I'm having problems understanding this topic and also my codes aren't running. Thanks
def suggest(product_idea):
if product_idea < 3:
raise ValueError("more ideas please")
return product_idea + "inator"
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,272 PointsYou're close, but the "product_idea" is a string and you can't compare it directly with the number 3. But what you probably really want to do is compare the length of it to 3.
Shirley Acquah
273 PointsThanks a lot. The code run now(smiley emoji)