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Python

Ivana Bojcic
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Ivana Bojcic
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Posted by Ivana Bojcic
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Ivana Bojcic
Python Development Techdegree Student 892 Points

Struggling with Beatles

"Okay now let's add all of the items in others list to the beatles list. Can you please use the method on lists that allows you to add all values from one list to another?"

beatles = ["John"]
others = ["George", "Ringo"]
last_one = ["Paul"]
beatles.append(others)
beatles.extend(last_one)
beatles.extend(others)

What's wrong?

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

It looks like you added the others twice, and using two different methods.

Be sure to add it on only one time, using the correct method.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

Notice that you're putting one entire list inside the other as a single element. That's an indication that the wrong method is being used.

Be sure to "use the method on lists that allows you to add all values from one list to another".

Ivana Bojcic
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Ivana Bojcic
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Ivana Bojcic
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When I remove it, I get this error.

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FAIL: test_others_added (__main__.TestAppendExecution)
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Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "", line 21, in test_others_added
AssertionError: 'Ringo' not found in ['John', ['George', 'Ringo'], 'Paul'] : Make sure you extend the list with the others

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Ran 1 test in 0.000s

FAILED (failures=1)
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