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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Thananjaya Chakravarthy
Thananjaya Chakravarthy
4,672 Points
Posted by Thananjaya Chakravarthy
Thananjaya Chakravarthy
4,672 Points

how to calculate if the string lenght is more than 5?

I have enclosed list(name). Is this one correct to find the length of an string?

strlen.py 
def just_right(name):
    na=list(name)
    if len(na) > 5:
        print("Your string is too long")
    else:
        print("Your string is too short")

1 Answer

jacksonpranica
jacksonpranica
17,610 Points
jacksonpranica
jacksonpranica
17,610 Points

Hey Thananjaya,

The answer I came up with will be posted below. Feel free to scroll down, but don't scroll if you don't want to see it.

--Tips--

First off, the length function can actually be used with a string, so there is no need to convert the string to a list. len(string) will give you the length of the string, so you can use len(name) in place of len(na)

Secondly, your function needs to address three things, not two.

(1) if the length is greater than 5 (2) if the length is less than 5 (3) Otherwise return true

You addressed the first two but think about using an if, elif, and else to address all three.

--Answer--

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