I am stuck on Step 41 of the FreeCodeCamp Media Catalogue workshop. The instructions require an if statement in the __str__ method that checks if the movies list is not empty, with a for loop indented inside that iterates over movies.
My code already matches the requirement:
python
def __str__(self):
if not self.items:
return "Media Catalogue (empty)"
movies = self.get_movies()
series = self.get_tv_series()
result = f"Media Catalogue ({len(self.items)} items):\n\n"
if movies:
result += "=== MOVIES ===\n"
for i, movie in enumerate(movies, start=1):
result += f"{i}. {movie}\n"
if series:
result += "\n=== TV SERIES ===\n"
for i, tv in enumerate(series, start=1):
result += f"{i}. {tv}\n"
return result
Despite this, the autograder continues to complain: “You should indent the existing for loop by one level and replace self.items with movies to iterate over movies only.”
I have already indented the loop and replaced self.items with movies. The line for i, movie in enumerate(movies, start=1): exists exactly as required.
This suggests the test is not evaluating the code correctly. It may be using a regex that only matches at the start of the file (re.match) instead of searching the whole function, or it is mis‑configured to fail even when the correct line is present.
Impact: Learners cannot progress past Step 41 and are blocked from completing the workshop and earning the certificate, even with correct code.
Expected Behavior: The autograder should accept the correct implementation when the loop is indented inside if movies: and iterates over movies.
Actual Behavior: The autograder rejects valid code and repeats the same error message.