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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by ali fadhil
ali fadhil
Courses Plus Student 674 Points

how to create a function takes a single argument, a string.

how to give functions argument like strings help ?

strlen.py 
def just_right(str):
    if len(str)<5:
        print("Your string is too short")
    elif len(str)>5:
        print("your string is too long")
    else:
        return True

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

Your argument is fine.

But your function needs to return the strings, not print them.

crosscheckking
crosscheckking
25,155 Points
crosscheckking
crosscheckking
25,155 Points

The challenge wants you to return the specified strings rather than print them (the same way you returned True in the last line). 

def just_right(str):
    if len(str)<5:
        return "Your string is too short"
    elif len(str)>5:
        return "your string is too long"
    else:
        return True
Raagul L
Raagul L
1,410 Points
Raagul L
Raagul L
1,410 Points

Sorry to answer late but as the other people said, your function must return values not print them. Nothing wrong with your code though, even I was caught off-guard first time!