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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Elena Chen
Elena Chen
1,503 Points
Posted by Elena Chen
Elena Chen
1,503 Points

What's wrong with this?

def suggest(product_idea): return product_idea + "inator" if len(product_idea) <= 3: raise ValueError

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    return product_idea + "inator"
    if len(product_idea) <= 3:
        raise ValueError("Please provide a valid idea.")

1 Answer

Zimri Leijen
Zimri Leijen
11,835 Points

a function ends on the return, so anything after the return statement is no longer part of the function.

Elena Chen
Elena Chen
1,503 Points
Elena Chen
Elena Chen
1,503 Points

Could you please advise how to correct on this? --I'm new to Python...Thank you!

The question is as below: "Can you please raise a ValueError if the product_idea is less than 3 characters long? product_idea is a string. Thanks in advance!"

I tried this still not correct:

def suggest(product_idea): if len(product_idea) < 3: raise ValueError("Please provide a valid idea") return product_idea + "inator"

Zimri Leijen
Zimri Leijen
11,835 Points 
def suggest(product_idea):
    if len(product_idea) < 3:
        raise ValueError("Please provide a valid idea.")
    return product_idea + "inator"

should work