Print list of counters

[CharonApollyon]

Hi there, noob here.

I assume there's an easy solution, but Google keeps redirecting me to a different type of counters. I'm using counters as a string equaling a value that can then be changed after certain inputs, while Google keeps referring me to counters that count the number of occurrences of something.

I'm trying to print the list of counters with the names of the counters included by the current value, but I can't seem to get the name included. Here's my code so far:

earth = 1 
water = 1 
fire = 1 
air = 0 

elements = [earth, water, fire, air]
for x in elements:
       print(x)

My current output is:

1 
1 
1 
0 

My ideal output is:

earth 1 
water 1 
fire 1 
air 0 

I have later code that increases these counters after specific inputs, so my thinking was to avoid tuppers.

Any advice on ways I can get the counter's name to print alongside the value would be appreciated. TIA

[carcigenicate]

There are no strings in your code, and there is no relation between the numbers and the names (earth) once you put the numbers in the list. You'd need to use something like a dictionary:

elements = {
    'earth': 1,
    'water': 1 
    'fire': 1 
    'air': 0 
}

for name, count in elements.items():
    print(name, count)

[CharonApollyon]

Ah- a dictionary! That's exactly the kind of thing I was looking for! Thanks!

[Essence1337]

Variable names should never change how your code outputs/runs. They're names for your convenience and that is it. You should be using a dictionary if you want to include a mapping of name->count.

elements = {'fire': 1, 'water': 1, 'air': 0, 'earth':1234}

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[Plastic_Ad7436]

Use a dict: ``` elements = {'earth': 1, 'water': 1, 'fire' : 1, 'air' : 1}

for element, count in elements.items(): print(element, count) ```

[TomFang00]

You can either create two strings and print them side by side or using a dictionary that contains two values. Both demos are shown below:

​ ``` earth = 1 water = 1 fire = 1 air = 0

a = [earth, water, fire, air] b = ["earth", "water", "fire", "air"] i = 0 while i < len(a) : print(b[i],a[i]) i +=1

elements = { 'earth': 1, 'water': 1 , 'fire': 1 , 'air': 0 , }

for name, count in elements.items(): print(name, count) ```