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Python

Posted by Matt Caminiti
Matt Caminiti
3,466 Points

My 'END' keyword is being added to my list in python. How can I stop this from happening?

Hey everyone! I'm making the shopping list app in python and while the code is running fine my 'END' and 'SHOW' keywords are added to my list when inserted. What can I do to stop this from happening?

Matt Caminiti
Matt Caminiti
3,466 Points

Thank you!

Jones Dias
Jones Dias
13,902 Points

No problem, man!!

4 Answers

Jones Dias
Jones Dias
13,902 Points

Well, try adding shopping_list.append(new_item) to an else statement. The way you're doing now adds the command to the shopping_list array then filters it on the if chain.

Jones Dias
Jones Dias
13,902 Points
Jones Dias
Jones Dias
13,902 Points

Hey Matt! Can you show us the code so we can help you?

Matt Caminiti
Matt Caminiti
3,466 Points
Matt Caminiti
Matt Caminiti
3,466 Points

Hey, sorry about that! Here it is below -

shopping_list = []

print("""What should we pick up at the store? Enter 'HELP' for keywords ENTER 'SHOW' to show current list""")

def HELP(): print(""" Enter 'END' to stop adding items. ENTER 'SHOW' to show your current list""")

def SHOW(): if new_item == 'SHOW': print(shopping_list)

while True: new_item = input("Add Item Here ") shopping_list.append(new_item)

if new_item == "END":
    break
elif new_item == "HELP":
    HELP()
    continue
elif new_item == "SHOW":
    SHOW()
    continue

print("Here's your list") for item in shopping_list: print(item)

Jones Dias
Jones Dias
13,902 Points
Jones Dias
Jones Dias
13,902 Points

Btw, check your indentation. Python is indentation-structured, so you must be careful with them xD. Here's your example indented and with the changes I proposed.

shopping_list = []

print("""What should we pick up at the store? Enter 'HELP' for keywords ENTER 'SHOW' to show current list""")

def HELP():
    print(""" Enter 'END' to stop adding items. ENTER 'SHOW' to show your current list""")

def SHOW():
    for item in shopping_list:
        print(item)

while True:
    new_item = input("Add Item Here ")

    if new_item == "END":
        break
    elif new_item == "HELP":
        HELP()
        continue
    elif new_item == "SHOW":
        print("Here's your list")
        SHOW()
        continue
    else:
        shopping_list.append(new_item)
        continue