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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

nikel Hayo
nikel Hayo
1,943 Points

product_idea

hi, can someone please help what is wrong with my code?

suggestinator.py
def suggest(product_idea):
if product_idea.len<3:
    raise ValueError("product_idea is less than 3 characters long")
return product_idea + "inator"
nikel Hayo
nikel Hayo
1,943 Points

I changed len function in code but still it says there are 2 problems at my code """ import math def suggest(product_idea): if len(product_idea)<3: raise ValueError("product_idea is less than 3 characters long") return product_idea + "inator"

"""

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

We can't be sure from the unformatted snippet, but if the layout is still the same as the original one, it's an indentation issue.

To be considered part of the function, everything below the "def" line needs to be indented.