Task 1 TypeError

Question

I keep getting typeErrors.. I'm having a hard time grasping remembering what I've learnt from the videos. Someone any tips for me?

strlen.py

def just_right():
    string = []
    while len (string) < [5]:
        try:
            length = int(input("You string is too short"))
        except ValueError:
            print("Your string is too long")

            string.append(length)

    just_right()

Answer 1 · 2017-05-22T12:12:04Z

May 22, 2017 12:12pm

Lets go through the question and we'll solve the task and learn while doing that.

create a new function

def just_right():

the function takes a single argument

def just_right(string_argument):

if length of argument is less than five, return...

    if len(string_argument) < 5:
        return "Your string is too short"

if length is more than 5 return ...

    elif len(string_argument) > 5:
        return "Your string is too long"

other wise return true

    return True
#OR since the program-control will come out of if&elif, in case the length of string is 5 so doesn't matter if we return through else or through the program, Right?
    else:
        return True

Final Solution(remember the indentation)

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

OR

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

Now lets call the function: just_right("123456")

And hard time while learning and remembering??? it quite common, don't stress yourself. give it time :) You already are smart that you opted for Python, i started with C/C++ and i couldn't understand a thing for a year.

!Dont tell that to my manager =D. Enjoy coding.

Hope this helps!

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