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Start your free trialNitin Sharma
1,035 PointsCode looks fine to me its running fine but in my workspace it is failing, saying make sure all code should be in a funct
Code looks fine to me its running fine but in my workspace it is failing, saying make sure all code should be in a funct
def show_help():
# print out instructions on how to use the app
print("What should we pick up at the store?")
print("""
Enter 'DONE' to stop adding items.
Enter 'HELP' for this help.
Enter 'SHOW' to see your current list.
""")
def show_list(shopping_list):
# print out the list
print("Here's your list:")
for item in shopping_list:
print(item)
def add_to_list(shopping_list, new_item):
# add new items to our list
shopping_list.append(new_item)
print("Added {}. List now has {} items.".format(new_item, len(shopping_list)))
return shopping_list
def main():
show_help()
# make a list to hold onto our items
shopping_list = []
while True:
# ask for new items
new_item = input("> ")
# be able to quit the app
if new_item == 'DONE':
break
elif new_item == 'HELP':
show_help()
continue
elif new_item == 'SHOW':
show_list(shopping_list)
continue
add_to_list(shopping_list, new_item)
show_list(shopping_list)
main()
2 Answers
Taylor Schimek
19,318 PointsThe challenge is looking to see that all code is inside a function. The last line main() is not inside a function. While you would need this to run the script in real life, it's causing this challenge to fail. Hope that helps.
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsThe challenge never asked you to call the function explicitly.
Remember that code challenges are very picky and you only should do what they say to do and you should write nothing else.
I hope this helps
Happy coding!
~Alex
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsAlexander Davison
65,469 PointsActually, if you put the
main()
code in themain
body itself, it will cause an "infinite loop". If you call a function in the function itself, it will cause recursion.Instead, you should delete that line of code
Taylor Schimek
19,318 PointsTaylor Schimek
19,318 PointsI meant it should be deleted. I wasn't clear, though. Meant that you'd need the call to main() outside to run the whole thing, but it being outside a function is failing this challenge. Thus, it should be deleted. Sorry, I was vague.