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Karen Shumate
13,579 PointsI have a problem though, people keep on adding product ideas that are too short. It makes the suggestions look bad.
Need help please tell me what I am doing wrong I am getting a syntax error on line 6.
def suggest(product_idea):
return product_idea + "inator"
raise ValueError("product_idea < 3 characters long?")
except ValueError:
print("Thanks in advance!")
1 Answer
csr13
33,293 Points@Karen Shumate A couple of problems here. <^_^>
1) Your statements are outside of the function.
2) Strings are strings, not conditional statements . So, my suggestion is: don't use string as conditional statements like this: raise ValueError("product_idea < 3 characters long?") .
3)To use 'except' you need a 'try' as well.
***Also, You don't need to use 'except' in this problem.
INSIDE the function you can use an if conditional statement to find out if the product_idea is less than 3 characters, and if it is then use: raise ValueError
To measure the length of the product_idea use: the function len(). This is an example: len(product_idea)
So,
Inside the function use this ----> if len(product) < 3:
Within the conditional statement use -----> raise ValueError
Then follow the if with an else statement
Within the else ----> return product_idea + "inator"
Catch my drift?
Moderator Edit: Moved response from Comment to Answer