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Python Flask Basics Character Builder Loop Nested Items

Daniel Bowen
Daniel Bowen
8,577 Points
Posted by Daniel Bowen
Daniel Bowen
8,577 Points

Not sure what I'm doing wrong here, as far as I can tell everything is right.

I've looked through a bit of stuff on the forums, can't find anything to help.

flask_app.py 
from flask import Flask, render_template

from teachers import TEACHERS

app = Flask(__name__)


@app.route('/')
def index():
    return render_template("teachers.html", teachers=TEACHERS)
templates/teachers.html 
<ul class="teachers">
  {% for listItem in teachers %}
  <li><h2>{{ listItem["name"] }}</h2>
  <ul class="courses">
    {% for listItem in teachers %}
     <li>{{ listItem ["courses"] }}</li>
    {% endfor %}
    </ul></li>
{% endfor %}

</ul>
Daniel Bowen
Daniel Bowen
8,577 Points
Daniel Bowen
Daniel Bowen
8,577 Points

Now add a new <ul> inside of the <li> with a class of "courses". Inside this <ul> loop through the teacher's 'courses' key, creating an <li> for each course and printing the course.

1 Answer

Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
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Christopher Shaw
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 58,248 Points

You are not looping though the teachers courses. To loop though the courses in the inner loop:

    <ul class="courses">
      {% for course in listItem["courses"] %}
         <li>{{ course }}</li>
      {% endfor %}
    </ul>
'''

You have also used the same variable name 'listItem' on the inner and outer loop. This is a bad practice as the as the variable will change.
Daniel Bowen
Daniel Bowen
8,577 Points
Daniel Bowen
Daniel Bowen
8,577 Points

You're fine, and thank you for pointing that out. Worked like a charm. I've gotten so used to copying and pasting pieces of the code challenges it slipped past me. Thanks again.