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Python Introducing Lists Build an Application Multidimensional Musical Groups

Posted by Tapiwa Dzimiri
Tapiwa Dzimiri
1,070 Points

Loop through a multi dimensional array

musical_groups = [ ["Ad Rock", "MCA", "Mike D."], ["John Lennon", "Paul McCartney", "Ringo Starr", "George Harrison"], ["Salt", "Peppa", "Spinderella"], ["Rivers Cuomo", "Patrick Wilson", "Brian Bell", "Scott Shriner"], ["Chuck D.", "Flavor Flav", "Professor Griff", "Khari Winn", "DJ Lord"], ["Axl Rose", "Slash", "Duff McKagan", "Steven Adler"], ["Run", "DMC", "Jam Master Jay"], ]

Your code here

for (var i = 0 , i < musical_groups.length , i++): print("%d", musical_groups[i])

groups.py 
musical_groups = [
    ["Ad Rock", "MCA", "Mike D."],
    ["John Lennon", "Paul McCartney", "Ringo Starr", "George Harrison"],
    ["Salt", "Peppa", "Spinderella"],
    ["Rivers Cuomo", "Patrick Wilson", "Brian Bell", "Scott Shriner"],
    ["Chuck D.", "Flavor Flav", "Professor Griff", "Khari Winn", "DJ Lord"],
    ["Axl Rose", "Slash", "Duff McKagan", "Steven Adler"],
    ["Run", "DMC", "Jam Master Jay"],
]
# Your code here
for (var i = 0 , i < musical_groups.length , i++):
    print("%d", musical_groups[i])

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

This isn't Python loop syntax, are you also studying another language? Put on your "Python hat" and try again!

But also remember the instructions "Can you loop through each group and output the members joined together with a ", " (comma space) as a separator..." — the word "join‍ed" is a clue there to the name of a method you might use. :wink:

Tapiwa Dzimiri
Tapiwa Dzimiri
1,070 Points

but im kinda confused though, plz giv me a hint then

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

A loop in python would generally skip using an index number and iterate through the items of a list like this:

for group in musical_groups:

Where "group" would represent the current item instead of "musical_groups[i]".

Tapiwa Dzimiri
Tapiwa Dzimiri
1,070 Points

thnx Steven i managed to work it out