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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

tangtai chen
tangtai chen
4,844 Points
Posted by tangtai chen
tangtai chen
4,844 Points

how take a single argument?

here is my code, i works in python but not here, im not sure what it ask for me to do here, since it does not work with the INPUT, and when i delete the input it tells me string is not defined, can someone help?

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

just_right()

2 Answers

Gerald Wells
Gerald Wells
12,763 Points

First off the calling the string function on input is redundant. The only data type an input will naturally be is a string.

#run this in a python terminal
name = input()
type(name)
age = input()
type(age)

Both the outputs of type will be < class 'str' >

irregardless the challenge is not looking for you to ask for input, it simply is having an argument passed to the function.

def just_right(arg):
    if len(arg) < 5:
        return "Your string is too short"
    elif len(arg) > 5:
        return "Your string is too long"
    return True
Jamel Stringer
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Jamel Stringer
Courses Plus Student 906 Points
Jamel Stringer
Jamel Stringer
Courses Plus Student 906 Points

I totally understand now that you provided the answer, but the issue I have is the video never taught us how to use "arg" as an argument. I would have been stuck on this forever. None the less I have learned something new, thank you!