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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Yaser Abidakadr
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Yaser Abidakadr
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 569 Points
Posted by Yaser Abidakadr
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Yaser Abidakadr
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 569 Points

have no idea

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    return product_idea + "inator"

understand = input("Do you understand?  ")
if len(understand) < 3:
    raise ValueError("Are you sure you don't get it?")
else:
    suggest(understand)

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

You're pretty close, perhaps these hints will help with the rest:

  • keep all the new code inside the function (before the "return")
  • use only the function argument, you won't need to "input" anything
dinasisay
dinasisay
4,024 Points
dinasisay
dinasisay
4,024 Points

Print the value returned by the suggest function. That should work fine!