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Python Introducing Lists Build an Application Display the List

Posted by dthomas4
dthomas4
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Why does 'add_to_list' function take an argument of 'item' but 'show_list' doesn't?

Both functions are using item, one is adding the item to the list, the other is printing the item. They both need item, so why isn't item passed to 'show_list'

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Jonathan Grieve
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Jonathan Grieve
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Jonathan Grieve
Jonathan Grieve
Treehouse Moderator 91,250 Points

It's hard to say too much without the code you're trying, but it sounds like you're asking about variables passed to function arguments.

Just glancing at the video I think what's happening is show_list(): is using list object that is in the global scope so that is the variable it is using. And the data that is appended and used in another function. In show list, item` is a tracking variable that displays each value as it is looped over.

Remember that variables passed as parameters to a function are placeholders for information passed in a function call.