input: Write a function to create a loop in Python that prints each item of the given list with a message of "The item is: " followed by the item. Ensure the function can handle an empty list without raising an error.
  
  assert print_items_with_message(['A', 'B', 'C', 'D'])==None
  assert print_items_with_message([])==None
output: def print_items_with_message(items):
      for item in items:
          print(f"The item is: {item}")