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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Munesh Raj Lakhey
Munesh Raj Lakhey
4,408 Points
Posted by Munesh Raj Lakhey
Munesh Raj Lakhey
4,408 Points

What's wrong with this fucntion to check length of a string?

Is something wrong with syntax?

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

2 Answers

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,602 Points

Hey Munesh,

no, the syntax is correct and you almost got it working, good job! The only problem is that you have to return the strings but you're printing them out.

This should work:

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

I hope that helps! :)

Munesh Raj Lakhey
Munesh Raj Lakhey
4,408 Points
Munesh Raj Lakhey
Munesh Raj Lakhey
4,408 Points

Thanks again. Missing small details!