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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by srinath Gopathi
srinath Gopathi
552 Points

length of the string

where I'm going wrong. what is the problem with code. It says syntax error at the return statement

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

1 Answer

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

The syntax error is that you have placed a period after the second and third return statement:

return "Your string is too long".
return True.

If you remove those like this:

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

Then your code will work fine.