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Matthew Daugherty
Courses Plus Student 3,039 PointsWhy .format(item)?
In shopping_list_3.py, on line 66, we set variable new_item = user input. On line 26, we format the above string to .format(item)). Why is it not .format(new_item))? I am confused because on shopping_list_2.py the function is,
def add_to_list(new_item):
And on shopping_list_3.py the function is,
def add_to_list(item)
Can someone please explain this to me? What do those arguments do?
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 PointsThe name of the parameter can be almost anything you wish. It is simply a reference to whatever argument is passed to the function. The parameter name could just as easily be matt.
Matthew Daugherty
Courses Plus Student 3,039 PointsMatthew Daugherty
Courses Plus Student 3,039 PointsThank you so much for you explanation!