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Challenge 90: Character Limit

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--description--

In this challenge, you are given a string and need to determine if it fits in a social media post. Return the following strings based on the rules given:

  • "short post" if it fits within a 40-character limit.
  • "long post" if it's greater than 40 characters and fits within an 80-character limit.
  • "invalid post" if it's too long to fit within either limit.

--hints--

can_post("Hello world") should return "short post".

js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(can_post("Hello world"), "short post")`)
}})

can_post("This is a longer message but still under eighty characters.") should return "long post".

js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(can_post("This is a longer message but still under eighty characters."), "long post")`)
}})

can_post("This message is too long to fit into either of the character limits for a social media post.") should return "invalid post".

js
({test: () => { runPython(`
from unittest import TestCase
TestCase().assertEqual(can_post("This message is too long to fit into either of the character limits for a social media post."), "invalid post")`)
}})

--seed--

--seed-contents--

py
def can_post(message):

    return message

--solutions--

py
def can_post(message):
    if len(message) <= 40:
        return "short post"
    elif len(message) <= 80:
        return "long post"
    else:
        return "invalid post"