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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Arturo Barradas
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Posted by Arturo Barradas
Arturo Barradas
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Incorrect grade in a code

I have tested the code in pycharm and it works as expected but your systems is reporting something wrong.

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

1 Answer

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Hi there! Close, but not quite! The challenge explicitly asks you to return the strings, but you're printing the strings.

... return "Your string is too short". If the string is longer than five characters, return "Your string is too long".

Challenges are rather strict and require that you follow the instructions to the letter. Just because it works outside of the challenge does not necessarily mean that it fulfills the challenge requirements.

Hope this helps! :sparkles: