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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Peter Braswell
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Peter Braswell
Courses Plus Student 1,507 Points
Posted by Peter Braswell
Peter Braswell
Courses Plus Student 1,507 Points

just_right task, this should work? What am I missing?

I tested this in a workspace, I learned my lesson yesterday. This works but the check in the coding assignment keeps giving me "Bummer!, Try again".

It would be really helpful if there were some feedback on what the check thinks is wrong. It's frustrating otherwise.

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

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

In this challenge, your function should return one of several results. And you won't need to print anything.

Eric Boggs
Eric Boggs
1,258 Points

This was my issue. Thanks.

Tiffany Wong
Tiffany Wong
2,704 Points
Tiffany Wong
Tiffany Wong
2,704 Points

I got the same error and I agreed that it is frustrating to get the error but not knowing which part causes the error.