How to iterate over a list with named values python

Question

I want to be able to iterate over a list with named lists inside

I tried doing this:


Objects = {

    "Enemies":[

        "Enemy1",

        "Enemy2",

        "Enemy3"

    ],

    "Walls":[

        "Wall1",

        "Wall2",

        "Wall3"

    ]

}

for Type in Objects:

    for Object in Type:

        print(Object)

But this doesn't work and prints the letters of the Types under each other

What do you mean by named lists? You just have a list of strings. — Barmar, Aug 01 '23 at 16:33
`Objects` is a dictionary, not a list. You need to learn the difference if you expect to do any Python programming. — Barmar, Aug 01 '23 at 16:35

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Aug 01 '23 at 16:34

You are seeing what you are seeing because Objects is a dictionary. If Objects were a list of lists, then your loop would work. If you want it as a dictionary,

for tag, object_list in Objects.items():
    for Object in object_list:
        print(Object)

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Aug 01 '23 at 16:32

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Try the following iteration:

for Type in Objects:
    for Object in Objects[Type]: 
        print(Object)

answered Aug 01 '23 at 16:32

Clemens Hodina

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score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Aug 01 '23 at 16:34

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for Type in Objects loops over the keys of the dictionary. You want to loop over the values.

for v in Objects.values():
    for name in v:
        print(name)

answered Aug 01 '23 at 16:34

Barmar

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