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Tim Morris
178 Pointshow to create the list for this task im doing what is in the video exactly and keep getting an error
I keep getting a syntax error when creating a list cant seem to figure out what is different to the video.
>>> colours_list = [red,blue,pink,orange,green]
1 Answer

Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,106 PointsTwo corrects needed:
- The assignment should be to
colors
not "colours_list" - The colors in the list need to be quoted strings. Otherwise, they look like (undefined) variable names
Post back if you have more questions. Good Luck!!