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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by Jonathan Broderick
Jonathan Broderick
12,409 Points

I have no idea what I'm doing wrong with this code challenge.

Here are my instructions for this code challenge:

"Create a new function named just_right that takes a single argument, a string. If the length of the string is less than five characters, return "Your string is too short". If the string is longer than five characters, return "Your string is too long". Otherwise, just return True."

My code is attached. I don't understand what I'm doing wrong. How is this not passing?

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

1 Answer

james south
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james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Points
james south
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james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Points

you are printing instead of returning.

Jonathan Broderick
Jonathan Broderick
12,409 Points

Wow! What a silly mistake! Thanks, james south!