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Python Python Basics Functions and Looping Raise an Exception

Posted by Fredy Enrique Zegarra Diaz
Fredy Enrique Zegarra Diaz
1,658 Points

Please help me how to use "raise" error, Thanks

There is a challenge, but don't understand "raise" method. Please help me to understand that method.

suggestinator.py 
def suggest(product_idea):
    return product_idea + "inator"
    raise ValueError(len(product_idea)<3)

2 Answers

Christopher Gunawan
Christopher Gunawan
10,754 Points
Christopher Gunawan
Christopher Gunawan
10,754 Points

You need to wrap the raise statement with a conditional statement like IF.

if len(product_idea) < 3
    raise ValueError('error message here')
else:
    return product_idea + 'inator'

Moderator Edit: Moved response from Comments to Answers

Fredy Enrique Zegarra Diaz
Fredy Enrique Zegarra Diaz
1,658 Points
Fredy Enrique Zegarra Diaz
Fredy Enrique Zegarra Diaz
1,658 Points

Thanks so much