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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Posted by Jackson Myhre
Jackson Myhre
4,550 Points

Suggestinator

It keeps coming back with an indentation error on the Return line but I tried every indentation I could.

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    product_idea = ("Enter product name.  ")
    if len(product_idea) < 3:
        raise ValueError("product name should have 3 or more characters")
    return product_idea + "inator"

2 Answers

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,968 Points

Here is your main problem

AssertionError: 'Enter product name.  inator' != 'baconinator'
- Enter product name.  inator
+ baconinator
 : I passed in 'bacon' and expected 'baconinator', but got 'Enter product name.  inator'

product_idea is passed in to the function. You don't need to try to prompt for it yourself. So delete this line:

product_idea = ("Enter product name.  ")

and you should be good

adrian miranda
adrian miranda
13,561 Points
adrian miranda
adrian miranda
13,561 Points

That code runs when I try it. My best guess is that you have an invisible character there. Try deleting the line completely and reentering it.