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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by marinmirosevic
marinmirosevic
3,279 Points

help with code error message typeError: just_right() takes 0 positional arguments but 1 was given

help with code

i get this message

typeError: just_right() takes 0 positional arguments but 1 was given

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

2 Answers

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

The first thing I noticed is your method doesn't have any parameters- the challenge tells you that it takes one string argument.

You don't need this line: mm=[]

Also it tells you that are to RETURN the message not print.

marinmirosevic
marinmirosevic
3,279 Points
marinmirosevic
marinmirosevic
3,279 Points

hi Jeremmy

i wrote this and it worked .....thanks :)

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

Jeremy Hill
Jeremy Hill
29,567 Points

Good deal! You're welcome.