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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Luis Bonilla II
Luis Bonilla II
11,481 Points
Posted by Luis Bonilla II
Luis Bonilla II
11,481 Points

Not sure why my code is not passing the challenge, all I get is the "Bummer" message

What am I missing?

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

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

Hi there! You're doing great, but much as the else statement contains a return, so should your if and elif. The challenge instructions ask you to return a string, but you are printing a string. Try it again with the prints changed to return statements.

Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Luis Bonilla II
Luis Bonilla II
11,481 Points
Luis Bonilla II
Luis Bonilla II
11,481 Points

For some reason I thought I already tried that. Thanks!