DEV Community: Jon Obi

Adding values to an empty list

Jon Obi — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 17:14:06 +0000

Fam, help me!...i'm new to python and currently trying to write a function that adds values to an empty list. it should return true when i add values and false, if i add a value that already exists in the list.

The issue is when i add a value that already exists, it still prints it out when the function is called instead of given the designated error message. I know something's wrong, i just don't know where exactly.

I'd appreciate your input (pun intended).

This is the code i came up with:

myUniqueList = []

def addToMyUniqueList(x):
if x != myUniqueList:
print("My unique list:")
print(myUniqueList)
else:
print("Error; item already exists!")
addToMyUniqueList(myUniqueList.append(3))

output:
My unique list:
[3]

addToMyUniqueList(myUniqueList.append(3))

output:
My unique list:
[3, 3]

My first project...sort of

Jon Obi — Wed, 04 Sep 2019 12:16:22 +0000

This is the tribute page I made for the responsive web design project on freecodecamp. I'm sure there are probably a thousand and one ways I could've made it better, so please feel free to drop an input (positive and negative criticisms alike). I'm still growing and wish to learn more. Thanks.

git me some help, please :)

Jon Obi — Thu, 18 Jul 2019 22:30:27 +0000

So i'm trying to set up git and i'm a little confused. Do i install the github desktop client or use the command line? What are the implications (if there are any)?

Frontend newbie :)

Jon Obi — Sun, 14 Jul 2019 00:04:48 +0000

Hi everyone, i'm new to the web development scene and i've currently picked up a thing or two on html and css (just the fundamentals) and making my way to javascript. I'd like to be a frontend developer. I'm open to suggestions, tips or advice generally, on this frontend path and any other relevant info you may have.