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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Shopping List Take Three

**[SOLVED]** Using PyCharm I'm getting NameError.

Here is my code:

import os

shopping_list = []


def clear_screen():
    os.system("cls" if os.name == 'nt' else 'clear')


def show_help():
    clear_screen()
    print("What should we pick up at the store?")
    print("""
Enter 'DONE' to stop adding items.
Enter 'HELP' for this help.
Enter 'SHOW' to see your current list.
""")


def add_to_list(item):
    show_list()
    if len(shopping_list):
        position = input('Where should I add {}?\n'
                         'Press ENTER to add to the end of the list\n'
                         "> ".format(item))
    else:
        position = 0

    try:
        position = abs(int(position))
    except ValueError:
        position = None
    if position is not None:
        shopping_list.insert(position-1, item)
    else:
        shopping_list.append(new_item)

    show_list()


def show_list():
    clear_screen()
    print("Here's your list:")
    index = 1
    for item in shopping_list:
        print("{}. {}".format(index, item))
        index += 1

    print("-" * 10)


show_help()

while True:
    new_item = input("> ")

    if new_item.upper() == 'DONE' or new_item.upper() == 'QUIT':
        break
    elif new_item.upper() == 'HELP':
        show_help()
        continue
    elif new_item.upper() == 'SHOW':
        show_list()
        continue
    else:
        add_to_list(new_item)


show_list()

When I'm running the file on Workspace it works fine but if I try and run it on PyCharm(2018.3.5) on Python 3.7 I get this error:

What should we pick up at the store?

Enter 'DONE' to stop adding items.
Enter 'HELP' for this help.
Enter 'SHOW' to see your current list.

> apples
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "shopping_list_3.py", line 55, in <module>
    new_item = input("> ")
  File "<string>", line 1, in <module>
NameError: name 'apples' is not defined
 ~/Downloads/Python Collections/s1v3   

Can anyone help with this question?

Update: Nevermind, had the wrong environment in python path. I was still using 2.7 instead of 3.7.1. Got it figured out!

We can close this discussion! :)

Jason Anders
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,858 Points

Moderator note: Added "Solved" to Thread title, as per the OP comment

:dizzy:

1 Answer

PyCharm seems to "Decay" with time and sort of breaks down and stops working. Always keep it updated and you will be fine.