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5,011 PointsList Only Showing Last Item Entered In All Spots Created
Shopping List Take 3.
Only the last item I entered appears on the final lists.
shopping_list = []
def show_help():
print("\nSeparate each item with a comma.")
print("DONE to quit, SHOW to see current list, HELP to get this message.")
def show_list():
count = 1
for itme in shopping_list:
print("{}: {}".format(count, item))
count += 1
print("Give me a list of things you want to get or do.")
show_help()
while True:
new_stuff = input("> ")
if new_stuff == 'DONE':
print("\nHere's your list:")
show_list()
break
elif new_stuff == 'HELP':
show_help()
continue
elif new_stuff == 'SHOW':
show_list()
continue
else:
new_list = new_stuff.split(", ")
index = input("Add this at a certain spot? Press enter for the end of the list, "
"or give me a number. Currently {} items in the list.".format(len(shopping_list)))
if index:
spot = int(index) - 1
for item in new_list:
shopping_list.insert(spot, item.strip())
spot += 1
else:
for item in new_list:
shopping_list.append(item.strip())
2 Answers
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 PointsYou have a typo in show_list()
def show_list():
count = 1
for itme in shopping_list: # <--should be 'item' not 'itme'
print("{}: {}".format(count, item))
count += 1
Why does the code still work? Because item
is defined in the global namespace. show_list
is just using the last known value.
Gary Gibson
5,011 PointsThank you!