Could someone take a look at my code and see whats up?
new to coding. Probably obvious. So I want to add 5 names to list and then print the third name from the list. Why isn't this working:
list=
def lol():
return input("Give the name you want to add to the list.")
a=lol()
b=lol()
c=lol()
d=lol()
e=lol()
variables=[a,b,c,d,e]
list.append(variables)
print list[2]
python
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:30
AksOAksO
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new to coding. Probably obvious. So I want to add 5 names to list and then print the third name from the list. Why isn't this working:
list=
def lol():
return input("Give the name you want to add to the list.")
a=lol()
b=lol()
c=lol()
d=lol()
e=lol()
variables=[a,b,c,d,e]
list.append(variables)
print list[2]
python
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:30
AksOAksO
1
print list[2]this question shouldn't be tagged with python-3.x
– TrebuchetMS
Nov 13 '18 at 20:34
1
What's the point oflist? Why not just dovariables[2]?
– Carcigenicate
Nov 13 '18 at 20:40
Yeah I could do variables[2], but why is list[2] not working, just trying to learn...
– AksO
Nov 13 '18 at 20:46
Just printlistandvariablesand you will see what they contain which will explain what your code does.
– barny
Nov 13 '18 at 21:05
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new to coding. Probably obvious. So I want to add 5 names to list and then print the third name from the list. Why isn't this working:
list=
def lol():
return input("Give the name you want to add to the list.")
a=lol()
b=lol()
c=lol()
d=lol()
e=lol()
variables=[a,b,c,d,e]
list.append(variables)
print list[2]
python
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:30
AksOAksO
1
new to coding. Probably obvious. So I want to add 5 names to list and then print the third name from the list. Why isn't this working:
list=
def lol():
return input("Give the name you want to add to the list.")
a=lol()
b=lol()
c=lol()
d=lol()
e=lol()
variables=[a,b,c,d,e]
list.append(variables)
print list[2]
python
python
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:30
AksOAksO
1
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:30
AksOAksO
1
edited Nov 13 '18 at 20:42
AksO
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:30
AksOAksO
1
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:30
AksOAksO
1
asked Nov 13 '18 at 20:30
AksOAksO
1
1
print list[2]this question shouldn't be tagged with python-3.x
– TrebuchetMS
Nov 13 '18 at 20:34
1
What's the point oflist? Why not just dovariables[2]?
– Carcigenicate
Nov 13 '18 at 20:40
Yeah I could do variables[2], but why is list[2] not working, just trying to learn...
– AksO
Nov 13 '18 at 20:46
Just printlistandvariablesand you will see what they contain which will explain what your code does.
– barny
Nov 13 '18 at 21:05
add a comment |
print list[2]this question shouldn't be tagged with python-3.x
– TrebuchetMS
Nov 13 '18 at 20:34
1
What's the point oflist? Why not just dovariables[2]?
– Carcigenicate
Nov 13 '18 at 20:40
Yeah I could do variables[2], but why is list[2] not working, just trying to learn...
– AksO
Nov 13 '18 at 20:46
Just printlistandvariablesand you will see what they contain which will explain what your code does.
– barny
Nov 13 '18 at 21:05
print list[2] this question shouldn't be tagged with python-3.x– TrebuchetMS
Nov 13 '18 at 20:34
print list[2] this question shouldn't be tagged with python-3.x– TrebuchetMS
Nov 13 '18 at 20:34
1
1
What's the point of
list? Why not just do variables[2]?– Carcigenicate
Nov 13 '18 at 20:40
What's the point of
list? Why not just do variables[2]?– Carcigenicate
Nov 13 '18 at 20:40
Yeah I could do variables[2], but why is list[2] not working, just trying to learn...
– AksO
Nov 13 '18 at 20:46
Yeah I could do variables[2], but why is list[2] not working, just trying to learn...
– AksO
Nov 13 '18 at 20:46
Just print
list and variables and you will see what they contain which will explain what your code does.– barny
Nov 13 '18 at 21:05
Just print
list and variables and you will see what they contain which will explain what your code does.– barny
Nov 13 '18 at 21:05
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Logical issues with your code
You will have a problem accessing an element in third position of the list because there isn't one. When you call append() the list you are passing will be treated like one element so it will put in first or position 0 all the list.
print list
[[1, 2, 3 , 4, 5]]
Looking at the output, you can see that you have a list of lists and with only one element in position 0, but you are trying to retrieve the one in position 2 and python correctly replies IndexError: list index out of range.
In case you want that your list to be populated with every element in variables use extend() method of this data structure.
Otherwise, first retrieve the list in position 0 and then look directly in it in this way: list[0][2].
Note
Try not using reserved keywords like list, dict and so on because they are used for calling some built-in functions of Python language. Your code will be unreadable otherwise.
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Logical issues with your code
You will have a problem accessing an element in third position of the list because there isn't one. When you call append() the list you are passing will be treated like one element so it will put in first or position 0 all the list.
print list
[[1, 2, 3 , 4, 5]]
Looking at the output, you can see that you have a list of lists and with only one element in position 0, but you are trying to retrieve the one in position 2 and python correctly replies IndexError: list index out of range.
In case you want that your list to be populated with every element in variables use extend() method of this data structure.
Otherwise, first retrieve the list in position 0 and then look directly in it in this way: list[0][2].
Note
Try not using reserved keywords like list, dict and so on because they are used for calling some built-in functions of Python language. Your code will be unreadable otherwise.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:56
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Logical issues with your code
You will have a problem accessing an element in third position of the list because there isn't one. When you call append() the list you are passing will be treated like one element so it will put in first or position 0 all the list.
print list
[[1, 2, 3 , 4, 5]]
Looking at the output, you can see that you have a list of lists and with only one element in position 0, but you are trying to retrieve the one in position 2 and python correctly replies IndexError: list index out of range.
In case you want that your list to be populated with every element in variables use extend() method of this data structure.
Otherwise, first retrieve the list in position 0 and then look directly in it in this way: list[0][2].
Note
Try not using reserved keywords like list, dict and so on because they are used for calling some built-in functions of Python language. Your code will be unreadable otherwise.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:56
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Logical issues with your code
You will have a problem accessing an element in third position of the list because there isn't one. When you call append() the list you are passing will be treated like one element so it will put in first or position 0 all the list.
print list
[[1, 2, 3 , 4, 5]]
Looking at the output, you can see that you have a list of lists and with only one element in position 0, but you are trying to retrieve the one in position 2 and python correctly replies IndexError: list index out of range.
In case you want that your list to be populated with every element in variables use extend() method of this data structure.
Otherwise, first retrieve the list in position 0 and then look directly in it in this way: list[0][2].
Note
Try not using reserved keywords like list, dict and so on because they are used for calling some built-in functions of Python language. Your code will be unreadable otherwise.
answered Nov 13 '18 at 20:56
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Logical issues with your code
You will have a problem accessing an element in third position of the list because there isn't one. When you call append() the list you are passing will be treated like one element so it will put in first or position 0 all the list.
print list
[[1, 2, 3 , 4, 5]]
Looking at the output, you can see that you have a list of lists and with only one element in position 0, but you are trying to retrieve the one in position 2 and python correctly replies IndexError: list index out of range.
In case you want that your list to be populated with every element in variables use extend() method of this data structure.
Otherwise, first retrieve the list in position 0 and then look directly in it in this way: list[0][2].
Note
Try not using reserved keywords like list, dict and so on because they are used for calling some built-in functions of Python language. Your code will be unreadable otherwise.
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print list[2]this question shouldn't be tagged with python-3.x– TrebuchetMS
Nov 13 '18 at 20:34
1
What's the point of
list? Why not just dovariables[2]?– Carcigenicate
Nov 13 '18 at 20:40
Yeah I could do variables[2], but why is list[2] not working, just trying to learn...
– AksO
Nov 13 '18 at 20:46
Just print
listandvariablesand you will see what they contain which will explain what your code does.– barny
Nov 13 '18 at 21:05