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1,406 PointsPlease explain why: def loopy(items): for i in items: print i is not correct
Please explain why: def loopy(items): for i in items: print i is not correct
def loopy(items):
for i in items:
print i
3 Answers
andren
28,558 PointsThe loop itself is fine, the issue is the print
line.
In python 3 which is what is thought and used at Treehouse print
is a function, which means that you have to call it and pass values by using parenthesis like this:
print("Thing you want to print")
You can't just type print
and then the value seperated by a space, that is valid syntax only in Python 2 due to the fact that print
was considered a statement rather than a function in that version of Python.
So to summarize, your code is valid in Python 2, but not Python 3. If you add the parenthesis needed to your code like this:
def loopy(items):
for i in items:
print(i)
Then you'll pass the first task.
Jason Anders
Treehouse Moderator 145,860 PointsHey Juan,
print
is a python method and therefore requires () with the argument passed inside. So, instead of
print i
You need to have
print(i)
Keep Coding!
Juan Suarez
1,406 PointsGreat Many thanks!!