Debug an ISBN Validator - Debug an ISBN Validator

Tell us what’s happening:

hello test 6 & 7 (hehe) and 16 and 17 do not pass however i get the desired output in my terminal, could I get some assistance on why

test 6

When the user inputs a value that is not a comma separated value, you should see the message Enter comma-separated values. in the console.

test 7

When the user inputs a non-numeric value for the length, you should see the message Length must be a number. in the console.

test 16 and 17 are the same

Your code so far

import re 
def validate_isbn(isbn, length):
    if not re.fullmatch(r"\d+", isbn[0:length-1]):
            print("Invalid character was found.")
            return
    if not isinstance(length,int):
        print('Length must be a number.')
        return
    if length != 10 and length !=13:
        print('Length should be 10 or 13.')
        return
    if len(isbn) != length:
        print(f'ISBN-{length} code should be {length} digits long.')
        return
    main_digits = isbn[0:length-1]
    main_digits_list = [int(digit) for digit in main_digits]
    given_check_digit = isbn[length-1]
    # Calculate the check digit from other digits
    if length == 10:
        expected_check_digit = calculate_check_digit_10(main_digits_list)
    else:
        expected_check_digit = calculate_check_digit_13(main_digits_list)
    # Check if the given check digit matches with the calculated check digit
    if given_check_digit == expected_check_digit:
        print('Valid ISBN Code.')
        return
    else:
        print('Invalid ISBN Code.')
        return
def calculate_check_digit_10(main_digits_list):
    # Note: You don't have to fully understand the logic in this function.
    digits_sum = 0
    # Multiply each of the first 9 digits by its corresponding weight (10 to 2) and sum up the results
    for index, digit in enumerate(main_digits_list):
        digits_sum += digit * (10 - index)
    # Find the remainder of dividing the sum by 11, then subtract it from 11
    result = 11 - digits_sum % 11
    # The calculation result can range from 1 to 11.
    # If the result is 11, use 0.
    # If the result is 10, use upper case X.
    # Use the value as it is for other numbers.
    if result == 11:
        expected_check_digit = '0'
    elif result == 10:
        expected_check_digit = 'X'
    else:
        expected_check_digit = str(result)
    return expected_check_digit
def calculate_check_digit_13(main_digits_list):
    # Note: You don't have to fully understand the logic in this function.
    digits_sum = 0
    # Multiply each of the first 12 digits by 1 and 3 alternately (starting with 1), and sum up the results
    for index, digit in enumerate(main_digits_list):
        if index % 2 == 0:
            digits_sum += digit * 1
        else:
            digits_sum += digit * 3
    # Find the remainder of dividing the sum by 10, then subtract it from 10
    result = 10 - digits_sum % 10
    # The calculation result can range from 1 to 10.
    # If the result is 10, use 0.
    # Use the value as it is for other numbers.
    if result == 10:
        expected_check_digit = '0'
    else:
        expected_check_digit = str(result)
    return expected_check_digit
def main():
    user_input = input('Enter ISBN and length: ')
    values = user_input.split(',')
    isbn = values[0]
    length = int(values[1])
    if length == 10 or length == 13:
        validate_isbn(isbn, length)
    else:
        print('Length should be 10 or 13.')

try: 
    validate_isbn('080442957X')
except SyntaxError:
    print('Invalid character was found')
except NameError:
    print('Length must be a number.')
except IndexError:
    print('Enter comma-separated values.')
except TypeError:
    print('Enter comma-separated values.')


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Debug an ISBN Validator - Debug an ISBN Validator

GitHub Link: freeCodeCamp/curriculum/challenges/english/blocks/lab-isbn-validator/686b9720ee1d032bd77a480a.md at main · freeCodeCamp/freeCodeCamp · GitHub

Your main() function doesn’t handle invalid user input, and the try/except block at the bottom of your file is causing the very errors its supposed to prevent.

so I need to place my try block into my main or find a way to incorporate the logic of the try into the main?