Looping Through Lists

(a.k.a. Checking Your Loot Like a Goblin Who Just Found Treasure)

You’ve got a list.
You’ve got items.
You’ve got power.

Now it’s time to loop through your list and look at every item like a dragon admiring its hoard.

1. The Classic For-Loop (a.k.a. “Show me EVERYTHING”)

If you want to see every item in your list, you don’t print them one by one like:

print(inventory[0])
print(inventory[1])
print(inventory[2])

Nope.
That’s how you summon boredom.

Instead, use a for loop:

inventory = ["Sword", "Potion", "Key", "Mega Banana"]

for item in inventory:
    print(item)

Boom.
You just built a scrolling inventory menu like a real game.

2. Adding Some Drama (a.k.a. “Loot Reveal Animation”)

inventory = ["Sword", "Potion", "Key", "Mega Banana"]

for item in inventory:
    print("You found: " + item + "!")

Yes, even the Mega Banana gets hype.

3. Looping With Indexes (a.k.a. “Numbering Your Loot Like a Pro”)

Sometimes you want numbers:

inventory = ["Sword", "Potion", "Key", "Mega Banana"]

for i in range(len(inventory)):
    print(str(i) + ": " + inventory[i])

Now your inventory looks like a real RPG menu.

Mini-Challenge #2

Create a list called weapons.

Use a loop to print each weapon with a number in front, starting at 1.

Have you ever think why did the Python list go to therapy?

Because it had too many issues to unpack.

(You’re welcome.)