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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types List Creation

Stuck on the python colours task

On the python course the second stage there is a task to create a list of colours and i have inserted colours = ["blue","red","yellow","green","black"] but is not coming up right.

lists.py
colours = ["blue", "red", "yellow", "black","white"]

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

You misspelled the variable name.

The challenge said, "Make a new list variable named colors." But you named yours "colours" (with a "u") instead.