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Python

Posted by sam short
sam short
1,481 Points

Numbering Show list

How would you set it up so when the user types SHOW the list appears number? For example 1. Eggs 2. Bacon 3. Milk

Thanks

1 Answer

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,652 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
19,652 Points

Here's a quick example I made:

my_list = ["James", "Jessica", "Emily", "Rebecca", "Tom"]

def show(a_list):
  count = 1
  for i in a_list:
    print("{}. {}".format(count, i))
    count += 1

show(my_list)

The function is taking a list as a parameter, then with the list it starts a for loop to iterate over it, then it just prints a string with the count and the item in the list formatted into it. Count is incremented each iteration and is initialised at one so it is in a normal format. Hope this makes sense