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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Second Shopping List App

Jasmin Mattiaccio
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Jasmin Mattiaccio
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Posted by Jasmin Mattiaccio
Jasmin Mattiaccio
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calling functions

was just wondering why we need to call the functions (in this exercise; show_help() and show_list() before/after random blocks of code?

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Mohammed Ismail
Mohammed Ismail
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Mohammed Ismail
Mohammed Ismail
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Jasmin Mattiaccio Whenever you call the show_help function, it will print help instructions and show_list function will print list of items in the shopping list. It is not a random call but it is called whenever required as per the app functionality.