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Jack Grundy
Courses Plus Student 454 Pointsraise
I am quite stuck. Don;t know how to proceed.
def suggest(product_idea):
return product_idea + "inator"
if product_idea + "inator" len 3>:
raise ValueError
2 Answers
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Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,427 PointsHey Jack Grundy,
The form of your answer should be:
def funcname(param):
if cond:
raise Error:
return string
Remember if you are comparing lengths of a string use len(string) < 3
. However, if you modify the base string by adding "inator", then you also have to increase the comparison to <9
. Maybe check just the passed in string length, then either raise the error or return the string.
Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!
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Brandon Sanderson
5,565 Pointsdef suggest(product_idea): product_idea = input("Enter Product") if len(product_idea) < 3: raise ValueError("Are you sure you don't get it") return product_idea + "inator"
it got error!!
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Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,427 PointsRemove the input
line. The value of product_idea
is passed into the function through calling the function with an argument. Having the input line overwrites the argument passed in.