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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Continue

Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points
Posted by Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points

Can someone help me with this code challenge

I need an answer

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    while True:
        if items.index(0) == "a":
            continue
        else:
            print(items)

loopy("abc")

1 Answer

james south
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james south
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james south
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james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Points

the index method returns the index of the element passed as the argument. there is no 0 in abc so it throws an error here. for this one use slice notation [ begin : end ] to test the first element of the string.

Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points
Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points

Can you just give an example