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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by Luis Manuel Lopez Hidalgo
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Luis Manuel Lopez Hidalgo
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 23,195 Points

Don't know exactly what's wrong. I have already try this function on the console and it works!

I already run this function on the console and it works. Please help me!

Martin Cornejo Saavedra
Martin Cornejo Saavedra
18,132 Points

Share your code so we can help.

Luis Manuel Lopez Hidalgo
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Luis Manuel Lopez Hidalgo
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 23,195 Points 
     def just_right(text):
       if len(text) < 5:
         print("Your string is too short")
       elif len(text) > 5:
         print("Your string is too long")
       else:
         return True

1 Answer

Martin Cornejo Saavedra
Martin Cornejo Saavedra
18,132 Points

There's a big difference between 'return' and 'print'.The challenge asks you to return the strings and not print them.

def just_right(text):
  if len(text) < 5:
    return "Your string is too short"
  elif len(text) > 5:
    return "Your string is too long"
  else:
    return True
Luis Manuel Lopez Hidalgo
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Luis Manuel Lopez Hidalgo
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 23,195 Points

You right! Miss that big detail. Thank You!