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Start your free trialAizah Sadiq
2,435 PointsI am not getting the Added statement with the number of items after every item on the list
here is my code
# Create a new empty list named shopping_list
shopping_list = []
# Create a function named add_to _list that declares a parameter named item
def add_to_list(item):
#add the item to the list
shopping_list.append(item)
#Notify user that the item was added, and state the number of items in the list currently
print("Added! list has {} items.".format(len(shopping_list)))
def show_help():
print("What should we pick up at the store?")
print("""
Enter 'DONE' to stop adding items.
Enter 'HELP' for this help.
""")
show_help()
while True:
new_item = input("> ")
if new_item == 'DONE':
break
elif new_item == 'HELP':
show_help()
continue
# Call add_to_list with new_item as an argument
add_to_list(new_item)
here is what happens when it runs
treehouse:~/workspace$ python shopping_list.py
What should we pick up at the store?
Enter 'DONE' to stop adding items.
Enter 'HELP' for this help.
Apples
Oranges
DONE
Added! list has 1 items
it doesn't include the first item
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,236 PointsIndentation is the key, as Chevy observed and is often the case when working with Python:
while True:
new_item = input("> ")
if new_item == 'DONE':
break
elif new_item == 'HELP':
show_help()
continue
# Call add_to_list with new_item as an argument
add_to_list(new_item)
Chevy McMartin
9,681 PointsChevy McMartin
9,681 Pointsadd_to_list(new_item) needs to be indented 4 spaces to be part of the while loop.