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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Refactor

Refactoring!!

Here is the question (Create a new function named main that doesn't take any arguments. Move everything from line 22 (show_help()) and below into your new function. You shouldn't have any code that isn't inside of a function.) I have tried to solve it like this but it did not work, can you help me figure what is wrong with it? sincerely,,

shopping_list.py
def show_help():
    # print out instructions on how to use the app
    print("What should we pick up at the store?")
    print("""
Enter 'DONE' to stop adding items.
Enter 'HELP' for this help.
Enter 'SHOW' to see your current list.
""")

def show_list(shopping_list):
    # print out the list
    print("Here's your list:")

    for item in shopping_list:
        print(item)

def add_to_list(shopping_list, new_item):
    # add new items to our list
    shopping_list.append(new_item)
    print("Added {}. List now has {} items.".format(new_item, len(shopping_list)))
    return shopping_list

def main(): 
    show_help()

# make a list to hold onto our items
    shopping_list = []

    while True:
         # ask for new items
         new_item = input("> ")

         # be able to quit the app
        if new_item == 'DONE':
             break
        elif new_item == 'HELP':
            show_help()
             continue
        elif new_item == 'SHOW':
            show_list(shopping_list)
            continue
        add_to_list(shopping_list, new_item)

    show_list(shopping_list)


main()

1 Answer

Alexandra Barnett
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Alexandra Barnett
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Hi Sabaa! When you paste the code into main, some of the lines lose their indentation (after line 1 - show_help()). As Python relies on correct indentation, you will need to correct it for the rest of the function:

def main():
    show_help()

    # make a list to hold onto our items
    shopping_list = []

    while True:
        # ask for new items
        new_item = input("> ")

     # be able to quit the app
        if new_item == 'DONE':
            break
        elif new_item == 'HELP':
            show_help()
            continue
        elif new_item == 'SHOW':
            show_list(shopping_list)
            continue
        add_to_list(shopping_list, new_item)

    show_list(shopping_list)

Hope that helps - let me know if you have any questions :)

arifur rahman
arifur rahman
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i tried the same....still not working