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Jessica Weeks
Python Development Techdegree Student 3,764 PointsAlternative?
Instead of having 2 functions with separate for loops, I have 1 function that loops through the lists and changes the price and adds a location at the same time. Is this okay? Or would the 2 separate functions be preferred since my single function is technically doing 2 tasks, even though its through the same iteration of a list?
def change_list(list):
for item in list:
item['price'] = float(item['price'])
item['location'] = 'produce section'
change_list(fruits)
change_list(vegetables)
1 Answer
Megan Amendola
Treehouse TeacherTotally! It really depends on your code and what you are doing with the fruits and veggies. If either one ever changes, like you add ['region'] to say the fruits and not to the vegetables, it might break your single function and two functions might be more manageable. If the plan is to have both fruits and veggies always be the same structure, then a single function would always work for both and you would only need to update the one function if something changes. It's all a part of planning out your code from the start and then refactoring it as your plans change. Great question!