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Kelly Ferrell
2,561 PointsProblems with the list function task. IndentationError: added_list = [1,2,3]
I don't know what I did wrong. def add_list(): added_list = [1,2,3] for added_list in add_list
# add_list([1, 2, 3]) should return 6
# summarize([1, 2, 3]) should return "The sum of [1, 2, 3] is 6."
# Note: both functions will only take *one* argument each.
def add_list():
added_list = [1,2,3]
for added_list in add_list:
Kelly Ferrell
2,561 PointsI did that and still it says syntaxError. Not sure why.
Nicholas Ah Kun
2,419 Pointsplease repost your code.
The other issue is you're trying to iterate a list as a recursive function (yes that sounds weird).
You should be saying 'for item in added_list: ' then you can do something with 'item'
add_list is a function. the 'for' loop doesn't iterate through functions (unless if your function returned an iterable).
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Jacob Murphy
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 32,014 PointsPython, unlike other languages, is very picky about indentation. Your code is fine, but anything inside a code black's : should be indented four times consistently. For more info on indentation styles here's a link to PEP8 style guides.
Nicholas Ah Kun
2,419 PointsNicholas Ah Kun
2,419 Pointsin Python, indentation is extremely important. 'def' is a keyword defining a function. to create a function code block all statements in the function must be indented (the same amount of spaces, 4 is recommended).
Simply add 4 spaces before the 'added_list' and 'for added_list' statements.