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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by Dan Holroyd
Dan Holroyd
1,172 Points

Syntax check for just_right function

Not sure what might be wrong with the syntax, other than having a colon out of place or maybe alms is out of place.

strlen.py 
def just_right(alms):
    if len(alms) < 5:
        return("Your string is too short")
    elif len(alms) > 5:
        return("Your string is too short")
    else:
        return True
alms = 6

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

There are no syntax errors, you are just returning the wrong string. You are returning "Your string is too short" both when the string is too short and too long.

If you return the right string like this:

def just_right(alms):
    if len(alms) < 5:
        return "Your string is too short"
    elif len(alms) > 5:
        return "Your string is too long"
    else:
        return True

Then your code will work.

You might notice that I also changed the formatting of your return statements a bit by removing the parenthesis and adding a space. This is not technically required but it is how return statements are typically written, and keeping your code consistent with common formatting practices is a good habit to develop since it will make the code easier to read by other developers.