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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Brandon Jones
Brandon Jones
3,305 Points
Posted by Brandon Jones
Brandon Jones
3,305 Points

Help with len()

I just keep getting a bummer message

strlen.py 
def just_right(a):
    if len(a) > 5:
        return"Your string is too short"
    elif len(a) < 5:
        return"Your string is too high"
    else:
        return True

1 Answer

Connor Walker
Connor Walker
17,985 Points

You are using the len() function correctly, the problem is you had your conditional operators the wrong way around. Also Treehouse is pretty picky so make sure you return the strings exactly how it reads and is formatted in the question, like this:

def just_right(a):
    if len(a) < 5:
        return"Your string is too short"
    elif len(a) > 5:
        return"Your string is too long"
    else:
        return True