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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by rodian
rodian
3,637 Points

Can't get the just_right challenge even though my code seems to work in an IDE

In the Just Right challenge, I was asked to do the following: "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."

I wrote the following code and I got "Bummer! Try again!" I tried it in a python IDE and it worked fine. Can someone tell me what I am missing?

def just_right(word): if (len(word)<5): print("Your string is too short.") elif (len(word)>5): print("Your string is too long.") else: print("True") just_right("Hello")

strlen.py 
def just_right(word):
    if (len(word)<5):
        print("Your string is too short.")
    elif (len(word)>5):
        print("Your string is too long.")
    else:
        print("True")
just_right("Hello")
Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

In python you don't use parenthesis in your if statements.

2 Answers

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points
Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

I see this many times where people's logic is right but they missed one small detail- it says to "return" not print it out. :)

Here is what I did:

def just_right(iterable):
    if len(iterable) < 5:
        return "Your string is too short"
    if len(iterable) > 5:
        return "Your string is too long"
    else:
        return True
rodian
rodian
3,637 Points
rodian
rodian
3,637 Points

Thanks Jeremy. This stuff can be really frustrating when it's not clear if its a syntax error or a logic error.