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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Andre Lightfoot
Andre Lightfoot
3,749 Points
Posted by Andre Lightfoot
Andre Lightfoot
3,749 Points

Variable for loopy?

Can someone give me some insight as to why this code is not working?

Any help is much appreciated!!!

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    for items in loopy:
        print items

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Andre,

The method is called loopy; it receives an iterable called items. You want to for loop over that iterable, items (not loopy) and create a local variable to represent each item in items. Let's call that item, OK? You want to print item inside the loop.

Make sense?

Steve.