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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Rocco Soucie
Rocco Soucie
1,018 Points
Posted by Rocco Soucie
Rocco Soucie
1,018 Points

I don't know what I have to do for Raising Exceptions Quiz.

Hi, I'm Rocco! I am new to Python, and have been taking the Python Basics course. I have been at the coding problem for Raising Exceptions for a while now, and I'm not sure what I am supposed to do, and what I am missing, because when I "check work" it says I have two errors. I don't know if I am writing the complete code or just raising the ValueError.

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    if product_idea <=3:
        raise ValueError("Please more characters")
    return product_idea + "inator"

try:
    product_name = suggest(product_idea)

except ValueError:
    print("{}")

else:
    print("{}inator".format(product_idea)

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

You're working way to hard! The challenge doesn't ask for a program to call the function, assign a new variable, catch the exception, or print anything.

You just need the "raise" statement and the test to control when it happens.

And in your test, instead of comparing the string itself, you probably want to check the length of the string.

Rocco Soucie
Rocco Soucie
1,018 Points
Rocco Soucie
Rocco Soucie
1,018 Points

Thank you so much! I overthought it and completely forgot about the length of the code. Thanks again!

Herman Morales
Herman Morales
8,831 Points
Herman Morales
Herman Morales
8,831 Points

do you have calculate the lenght to the word and compare and only raise the error, don´t make a try catch

def suggest(product_idea):
    if len(product_idea) <=3:
        raise ValueError("Please more characters")
    return product_idea + "inator"
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

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