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Python Python Basics (2015) Number Game App String length

Thierry Oberle
Thierry Oberle
2,345 Points
Posted by Thierry Oberle
Thierry Oberle
2,345 Points

solution?

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

Whats wrong here?

leonardbode
leonardbode
Courses Plus Student 4,011 Points

Thierry, when posting code put it between the following lines:

```python

(Your code here)

```

Do this and I will help you.

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Your function doesn't always return anything.

It looks like you have print instead of return in a couple of the cases.

I managed to spot it with the code unformatted, but Leonard has a good point. In Python, indentation is crucial, but it cannot be seen unless the code is properly formatted.

Thierry Oberle
Thierry Oberle
2,345 Points
Thierry Oberle
Thierry Oberle
2,345 Points

Sorry for not knowing how to post code. It's the first time I did that. How can I show the indentation the best way? Thanks for all your answers so far anyway!

leonardbode
leonardbode
Courses Plus Student 4,011 Points

Thierry, if you just copy and paste your code in between the two lines, like in my previous comment, it will automatically format it with tabs.

def foo(x, y):
    return x, y
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The posting instructions are in the Markdown Cheatsheet pop-up below the "Add an Answer" area. :arrow_heading_down:

So were you able to pass the challenge after changing your print lines into return?

Thierry Oberle
Thierry Oberle
2,345 Points
Thierry Oberle
Thierry Oberle
2,345 Points 
def just_right(astring):
    if len(astring) < 5:
        print("Your string is too short")
    elif len(astring) > 5:
        print("Your string is too long")
    else:
        return True
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Good formatting, but you still need to fix it to pass the challenge.

Thierry Oberle
Thierry Oberle
2,345 Points
Thierry Oberle
Thierry Oberle
2,345 Points

Hi Steven sorry for not answering so long. Thanks for your advice! It worked with return instead of print. I didn't know that a print statement can be shown with return as well.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You will be returning just the string, not the entire print statement. We don't really know how the strings will be used, though it does seem likely that they might be printed at some point.