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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by Shashi Kumar
Shashi Kumar
694 Points

regarding challenge task

why is it saying just_right not returning right value

strlen.py 
def just_right(n):
    if(len(n)<5):
        return('Your string is too short')
    elif(len(n)>5):
        return('Your string is too long')
    else:
        return('True')
Afloarei Andrei
Afloarei Andrei
5,163 Points
Afloarei Andrei
Afloarei Andrei
5,163 Points

return True In the 'else' block remove the () and the ''

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

You want the value True instead of the string 'True', as Afloarei suggested. The parentheses don't actually cause a problem but they are not necessary, since "return" is not a function (unlike "print").