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Python Python Sequences Sequence Iteration Iterating With For Loops

Posted by Luke Shephard Zikuyumo
Luke Shephard Zikuyumo
1,655 Points

enumarate method code

how do i edit the code for the loop using the enumerate method.when its saying add a print statement above the existing?

iterating_lists.py 
rainbow = ['red', 'orange', 'yellow', 'green', 'blue', 'indigo', 'violet']
index = 1
for item in enumerate(rainbow):
    print("1 "(index) . (item) ")
    index1 = 1

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

The enumerate function returns two objects: the index or count number and the next item from the iterable. What you might mean is:

for index, item in enumerate(rainbow):

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!