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Daniel Lounsbury
1,744 PointsWhen I run my code len function isn't working
When I run my code the len function isn't running when I add an "item" to my list. The print statement "Added. List has {} items." only runs when I type "DONE" to exit the program, then it prints the added statement.
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Daniel Lounsbury
1,744 Pointsthe problem was an indentation error of the "add_to_list" line of code before the "show_list()" portion of the code.
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Robert Nardizzi
13,226 PointsPython => respect the spacing/ indenting properly
Daniel Lounsbury
1,744 PointsDaniel Lounsbury
1,744 Pointscreate list
shopping_list = []
def add_to_list(item): shopping_list.append(item) #notify user the item was added, state total items on list print("Added. List has {} items.".format(len(shopping_list)))
def show_help(): print("What should we pick up at the store?") print(""" Enter 'DONE' to stop adding items. Enter 'HELP' for this help. """)
show_help() while True: new_item = input("> ")
add_to_list(new_item)