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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Iteration

miranda maposa
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Not sure why this will not loop

I'm following along with the video but my work will not print attendee in attendees. Not sure what I'm missing:

attendees = ["Ken", "Alena", "Treasure"]
attendees.append("Ashley")
attendees.extend(["James", "Gill"])
optional_invitees = ["Ben","Dave"]
potential_attendees = attendees + optional_invitees                        
print("There are", len(potential_attendees), "potential attendees currently")

treehouse:~/workspace$ python -i meeting.py                                                                    
There are 8 potential attendees currently                                                                      
>>> attendees                                                                                                  
['Ken', 'Alena', 'Treasure', 'Ashley', 'James', 'Gill']                                                        
>>> for attendee in attendees:                                                                                 
...     print(attendee)

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,921 Points

It works for me, I get this:

>treehouse:~/workspace$ python -i meeting.py    
There are 8 potential attendees currently   
>>> attendees   
['Ken', 'Alena', 'Treasure', 'Ashley', 'James', 'Gill']   
>>> for attendee in attendees:   
...     print(attendee)    
...                 <-- NOTE: it takes an extra newline to let Python know you are done typing
Ken    
Alena   
Treasure     
Ashley    
James     
Gill      
>>>
Kenny Hardcastle
Kenny Hardcastle
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Kenny Hardcastle
Kenny Hardcastle
621 Points

I have been sitting here for 20 mins trying to figure out why my list wasn't printing out. Lo and behold, I was just a simple "enter" button away from getting it!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,921 Points

miranda maposa — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!