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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Continue

Posted by Jacob Clinton
Jacob Clinton
4,531 Points

How do I continue to the next without using continue?

I don't know how to skip to the next in the list?

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
        if item[0] != 'a':
            continue
        else:
            print(item)

1 Answer

Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
35,170 Points
Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
35,170 Points

You need to check if the first letter is 'a' but your code is checking if the first letter is NOT 'a'