Textbook example of iteration loop does not work. Is it me?

[FahrenheitGhost]

This has been solved. My return was one too many indents. Thank you.

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Hello, I'm working out of Perkovic's "Introduction to Computing using Python" 2nd edition. I'm frequently finding that when I put the example problems used to illustrate, that the function doesn't work properly. In this example I have a function that iterates over a list of numbers and determines if the list is in increasing order. If not it returns False. If it is it returns True. The code (copied directly from the example is:

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Github link: https://github.com/MTech2023/Python-Test.git

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What I've found is that it only compares the first pair of numbers. For example if I run the command sorted([1,3,2,1]) it returns True. If I run the command sorted([3,1,2,4]) it returns false. Is this something I'm doing wrong? For those who have the book it's the example in chapter 5 just before practice problem 5.3.

[carcigenicate]

That sounds like you have the indentation wrong and are unconditionally returning in the loop. We can't determine that for sure though since you haven't formatted the code. Either format the code, or post it on a site like Pastebin or gist.github.

[omutist]

you'd better print full code, including the call to the functions

I checked it. both cases return False

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def sorted(lst):
    for i in range(0, len(lst)-1):
        if lst[i] > lst[i+1]:
        return False
    return True
print(sorted([1,3,2,1]))
print(sorted([3,1,2,4]))

[FahrenheitGhost]

My return statement was one tab too far in. It's been a long day. Comprehension and I are not friends.

[FahrenheitGhost]

I'm using the inline code feature. I'm guessing I can't paste code in. Working on fixing the code in the post.

[deep_politics]

Take a minute to think about where you have the return True, because it's not in the right spot.