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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Posted by Namrata Lamba
Namrata Lamba
1,347 Points

String length

Create a new function named just_right that takes a single argument, a string. If the length of the string is less than five characters, return "Your string is too short". If the string is longer than five characters, return "Your string is too long". Otherwise, just return True.

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

1 Answer

Alex Peck
Alex Peck
6,907 Points
Alex Peck
Alex Peck
6,907 Points

Hi Namrata,

You're 99% of the way there, and it's just a small change that will get you the rest of the way. The challenge asks you to "return" all of the messages not to "print" them.

Does that help?