recursion fiddle ninety nine

def add_to_list(new_item, parent_list):
    if new_item["type"] == "header":
        #create a new list and call add_to_list with that?
    else if:
        new_item["type"] == "footer":
            #close the list and jump back?
    else:
        parent_list.append(new_item)

test_data = [{"id":1, "type":"blurb", "info":"This is the blurb"},
            {"id":2, "type":"header", "info":"This is the first group header"},
            {"id":3, "type":"question", "info":"This is the first question"},
            {"id":4, "type":"question", "info":"This is the second question"},
            {"id":5, "type":"header", "info":"This is the second group header"},
            {"id":6, "type":"question", "info":"This is the third question"},
            {"id":7, "type":"question", "info":"This is the fourth question"},
            {"id":8, "type":"footer", "info":"This is the footer for the second header"},
            {"id":9, "type":"question", "info":"This is the fifth question"},
            {"id":10, "type":"footer", "info":"This is the footer for the first header"}]

nested_data = []
for item in test_data:
    add_to_list(item, nested_data)
    
print nested_data

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