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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by mamadou diene
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mamadou diene
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,971 Points

Create a new function named just_right that takes a single argument, a string. If the length of the string is less than

i am not progressing at this point. need help !!!

strlen.py 
def just_right(string):

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

2 Answers

Nathan Garcia
Nathan Garcia
9,098 Points
Nathan Garcia
Nathan Garcia
9,098 Points 
def just_right(string):

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

Try using if, elif, then else. Looks like you accidentally used elif 2x with no preceeding if.

Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
35,170 Points
Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
35,170 Points

"elif" and "else" are meant to come after an "if" statement. You'll need to modify line 3 where you check if the string length is less than 5.