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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Posted by Helen Brophy
Helen Brophy
6,736 Points

Everything I try results in an AssertionError, can someone please help?

Can someone please help me fix this?

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    if str(product_idea) < str(len('3')):
        raise ValueError("This is to short")
    return product_idea + "inator"

2 Answers

Helen Brophy
Helen Brophy
6,736 Points

Don't worry - solved it :-)

Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points
Antonio De Rose
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points 
def suggest(product_idea):
    if str(product_idea) < str(len('3')):# this is how you not check the length of a string
# you can just call in the len function surrounded the string with the paranthesis, checking against the direct value 3, itself will do, you have made it complex.
        raise ValueError("This is to short")
    return product_idea + "inator"
Helen Brophy
Helen Brophy
6,736 Points

If I remove the str() functions it returns "TypeError: '<' not supported between instances of 'str' and 'int'".

No matter what I try, this code does not work.