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Ava Jones
10,531 PointsI passed in 'a' and expected a ValueError to be raised I keep getting that error help!!!
def suggest(product_idea):
return product_idea + "inator"
if len(product_idea) < 3:
raise ValueError("SORRY TO LOW")
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Rick Gleitz
47,836 PointsHi Ava,
I believe the check should go before the return statement. You need to put the check after the first line. Hope this helps!
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Ava Jones
10,531 Pointsthank you for helping!