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[BashBedlam]

@bowlofred is correct. Remove the loop and you code performs as expected.

#!/usr/bin/python3
 
list_item_two = ['apples', 'oranges', 'pears', 'apricots']
 
list_item_two.append("celery")
 
print("ADD (1) or REMOVE (2) elements\n")
 
user_input = input("> ")
 
if user_input == "1":
    print("Add Element to List")
    special_val = "add"
elif user_input == "2":
    print("Remove Element to List")
    special_val = "remove"
 
i = 1
 

Output:
ADD (1) or REMOVE (2) elements

> 1
Add Element to List
1 fruit of type: apples
2 fruit of type: oranges
3 fruit of type: pears
4 fruit of type: apricots
5 fruit of type: celery

Length of elements:  5
What element to add? grapes
Now the list is:  ['grapes', 'apples', 'oranges', 'pears', 'apricots', 'celery']