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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Posted by christopher gustave
christopher gustave
974 Points

ValueError, Raising an Exception

Very confused, feel like i'm close but not getting to it. what am i doing wrong?

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    return product_idea + "inator"
    if len(product_idea) < 3:
        raise ValueError("Please use more than 3 characters!")

2 Answers

Tim Rach
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Tim Rach
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 25,127 Points
Tim Rach
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Tim Rach
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 25,127 Points

move your return to the end of your function, anything after that return is not running.

def suggest(product_idea):
    if len(product_idea) < 3:
        raise ValueError("Please use more than 3 characters!")
    return product_idea + "inator"
Marcin Wojtylak
Marcin Wojtylak
564 Points
Marcin Wojtylak
Marcin Wojtylak
564 Points

Thank you because this also helped me.

christopher gustave
christopher gustave
974 Points
christopher gustave
christopher gustave
974 Points

TIm, thanks, about 2 mins after i posted this, i realized my mistake and kicked myself in the head directly after.