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Raymond Clark
2,497 PointsWhat am i doing wrong?
The code works fine when i throw it into my Workspace, but it fails in the quiz window.
def suggest(product_idea):
num_of_characters = len(product_idea)
if num_of_characters <= 3:
raise ValueError("Too short. 3 characters of more")
return product_idea + "inator"
try:
name = input("Type in a name: ")
cool_name = suggest(name)
except ValueError as err:
print(err)
else:
print("{} is your new Name.".format(cool_name))
1 Answer
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Jeff Muday
Treehouse Moderator 28,718 PointsGood work! Looks like you know something about programming.
The automated grader is a little "brittle" and looking for a very simple answer. Basically, it doesn't want the try/except/else block that is outside of the function. Otherwise, you're good if you delete that.
Raymond Clark
2,497 PointsRaymond Clark
2,497 PointsThanks!