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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Eldin Guzin
Eldin Guzin
6,010 Points
Posted by Eldin Guzin
Eldin Guzin
6,010 Points

help Raise an exception task

I've done this far but still don't get what to do next,please help,thanks!

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    product_idea = int(product_idea)
    if product_idea < 3:
        raise ValueError("Oh,No the idea is too short")
    return product_idea + "inator"

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

product_idea will be a word like 'bacon' so you won't want to try to convert it to an integer. Instead use the len() function to get the number of characters in product_idea and compare that to 3. Ex:

len("Hello")

returns 5