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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Tariq Kfaery
Tariq Kfaery
956 Points
Posted by Tariq Kfaery
Tariq Kfaery
956 Points

whats wrong with my code ?

Create a new function named just_right that takes a single argument, a string. If the length of the string is less than five characters, return "Your string is too short". If the string is longer than five characters, return "Your string is too long". Otherwise, just return True.

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

2 Answers

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points

You are very close. You just have your > and < mixed up. You're telling the user their string is too long when it's too short, and that it's too short when it's too long.

Tariq Kfaery
Tariq Kfaery
956 Points
Tariq Kfaery
Tariq Kfaery
956 Points

damn i must be blind haha thanks mate .