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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Continue

Posted by Jacob Armstrong
Jacob Armstrong
4,352 Points

Breaks.py Cannot check for 'a' in a certain index and skip that item

I need help with the indexing part of the task, the continue part I am fine with. Please help in any way possible!

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    for item in items:
      if item[0].index == 'a':
        continue
      print(item)

2 Answers

Nicholas Grenwalt
Nicholas Grenwalt
46,626 Points
Nicholas Grenwalt
Nicholas Grenwalt
46,626 Points

You pretty much have it handled. Just erase the ".index" and you're good to go Jacob.

Nicholas Grenwalt
Nicholas Grenwalt
46,626 Points
Nicholas Grenwalt
Nicholas Grenwalt
46,626 Points

How the index works is for each 'item' that gets passed from the 'items' array attaching [number] (i.e. item[0] will access the first character, item[3] will access the fourth)will access whatever position you want starting at 0. Any item that gets that has 'a' as the first letter won't be printed all others will. Hope that helps.

Jacob Armstrong
Jacob Armstrong
4,352 Points

Thank you so much!!

Michael Rasay
Michael Rasay
2,860 Points
Michael Rasay
Michael Rasay
2,860 Points

def loopy(items): # Code goes here for item in items: if item[0] == 'a': continue print(item)