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The For Each block

Each item in a list · in code: For Each Loops

What it does

Goes through a list one item at a time. Each lap, it gives you the next item.

Use it for

Showing every item in a list, adding up marks, checking every letter in a word.

What to fill in

Name for each item: What to call the current item, like fruit.
Go through this list: A list's name. Or text, to go through it letter by letter.

Try it

Open it in the editor, press Run, then change it and run it again.

ExampleFavourite fruits Try it

Start
Create fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
For each fruit in fruits
Repeat →
1. Tell "I like " + fruit
back to the top for the next lap
End

It showsI like appleI like bananaI like cherry

1fruits = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]2for fruit in fruits:3    print("I like " + fruit)

Tips

For Each saves you from counting: it knows how many items there are.

See it in use

Examples with the For Each block

Challenges that need it

Vowel Counter

Learn it in lesson 7Lists: many values in one

Goes with

Repeat Repeat While Count