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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Lochie McCorry
Lochie McCorry
2,471 Points
Posted by Lochie McCorry
Lochie McCorry
2,471 Points

stuck on this raise an exception question

No idea what I am doing wrong could someone please help?

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    if product_idea = < 3:
        raise ValueError("You idea needs to be bigger")
    return product_idea + "inator"
Gabriel Flanagan
Gabriel Flanagan
Courses Plus Student 1,574 Points
Gabriel Flanagan
Gabriel Flanagan
Courses Plus Student 1,574 Points

I'm in the exact same boat. No matter how many different variations of code I try, nothing seems to work

1 Answer

Ed H-P
Ed H-P
2,728 Points
Ed H-P
Ed H-P
2,728 Points

Hi Lochie,

  • double-check your ordering of the = and < operands - < or > always go before the =. It's written exactly as you'd say it, so that should be a helpful reminder e.g. "x is less than or equals to y".
  • ints or floats can't be combined with strings using the + operand; Python has no way of knowing whether you want to add the number to the front of the string, or you tried to add a string to a number by mistake. A great way to solve this is the "{}".format() function:
return "{}inator.".format(product_idea )