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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Loop

Posted by Ian Nazareno
Ian Nazareno
Courses Plus Student 1,253 Points

I'm stuck on this loop task challenge. Unable to figure out the code to print "World" after each word from hellos

hellos = [ "Hello", "Tungjatjeta", "Grüßgott", "Вiтаю", "dobrý den", "hyvää päivää", "你好", "早上好" ] new_word = "World" for word in hellos: if word == ["Hello", "Tungjatjeta", "Grüßgott", "Вiтаю", "dobrý den", "hyvää päivää", "你好", "早上好" ]: print(word)

loop.py 
hellos = [
    "Hello",
    "Tungjatjeta",
    "Grüßgott",
    "Вiтаю",
    "dobrý den",
    "hyvää päivää",
    "你好",
    "早上好"
]
new_word = "World"
for word in hellos:
    if word == [
    "Hello",
    "Tungjatjeta",
    "Grüßgott",
    "Вiтаю",
    "dobrý den",
    "hyvää päivää",
    "你好",
    "早上好"
]
   hellos

2 Answers

Rich Zimmerman
Rich Zimmerman
24,063 Points

You just want to concatenate new_word to each item in the list. You can do this with the .format method as well.. 

for word in hellos:
    print("{} {}".format(word, new_word))

When you do 

for word in hellos:

the "word" variable is the value of each item in the "hellos" list as it loops through each item in the list.

Ian Nazareno
PLUS
Ian Nazareno
Courses Plus Student 1,253 Points
Ian Nazareno
Ian Nazareno
Courses Plus Student 1,253 Points

That makes perfect sense. I was wondering if I had to use .format, but wasn't entirely sure. Thanks Richard!

Rich Zimmerman
Rich Zimmerman
24,063 Points

you can do it that way or like:

for word in hellos:
    print(word + " World")

# or

for word in hellos:
    print(word + " " + new_word)

The thing i've noticed in the real world, at least at my job, is that .format seems to be the preferred method.