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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by Kadarius WALLACE
Kadarius WALLACE
2,332 Points

Why does my function keep returning the wrong answer?

I have tried multiple different ways of writing my code; However I always get the same response.

strlen.py 
def just_right(word):
    if len(word) < 5:
        return "Your string is too short"
    elif len(word) > 5:
        return "Your string is too long"
    else:
        return 1

1 Answer

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

You need to return True rather than 1 on your final line.

Although in some places in Python the Boolean True and integer 1 can be used interchangeably, they are still not identical, so you need to make sure you return the correct value here.

Kadarius WALLACE
Kadarius WALLACE
2,332 Points

Thank you, you were a great help.