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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Jason Widjaja
Jason Widjaja
7,904 Points

What is wrong

suggestinator.py
def suggest(product_idea):
    return product_idea + "inator"
if len(product_idea) < 3:
    raise ValueError("too short!")
Patricia Hector
Patricia Hector
42,902 Points

There are two important things to highlight in your code; first, your if block is outside the function suggest(..), you must indent it 4 spaces to the right. Besides that, after a return line you should not add more code, because remember your function will exit from the return line and anything else that is after that will never run.

1 Answer

Patricia Hector
Patricia Hector
42,902 Points
def suggest(product_idea):
    if len(product_idea) < 3:
        raise ValueError("too short!")
    return product_idea + "inator"