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recursive function

You were to call the function that you’ll create print_lol(). It
takes one argument: a list to display on screen. You were to grab your
pencil and complete the code to provide the required functionality:

def print_lol(the_list):

Process the provided for each_item in the_list: If the item being processed

list with a “for” loop. function.
is itself a list, invoke the

isinstance(each_item, list):
if
print_lol(each_item)
else: If the item being processed ISN’T
print(each_item) a list, display the item on screen.

Let’s use IDLE one final time to test your new function. Will it work as well as your earlier code?

>>> def print_lol(the_list):
for each_item in the_list:
if isinstance(each_item, list): Define the function.
print_lol(each_item)
else:
print(each_item)

>>> print_lol(movies)
Invoke the function.
The Holy Grail
1975
Terry Jones & Terry Gilliam
91
Graham Chapman It works, too! The recusrive function
Michael Palin produces EXACTLY the same results as
the earlier code.
John Cleese
Terry Gilliam
Eric Idle
Terry Jones

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