How to print the current member?

Question

I think I'm printing all the list and not the current member. My code so far is this:
def loopy(items):
   list1 = [items]
for items in list1:
    if items.index[0]=="a":
        continue
        print(items)
How do I print just the current member? Or is there any other problem with the code?
Thanks,
Duarte
```breaks.py
def loopy(items):
   list1 = [items]
for items in list1:
    if items.index[0]=="a":
        continue
        print(items)
```

Duarte Reis · Accepted Answer

Hi Ryan! Thanks a lot for the brilliant explanation.
It was perfect and it worked.
;)

Ryan S · Answer

Hi Duarte,
You are on the right track but, there are a few issues in your code that need to be cleared up.
The first thing is that in the function definition, the argument "items" is already a list. So you don't need to try to convert it to a list as you are doing. So you can get rid of the "list1" variable entirely and just work with "items".
The second thing is that your for loop is not contained inside your function. Indentation is crucial in Python and if you want a statement to be nested inside of another one, it needs to be indented. Right now your function ends at the "list1" statement and the for loop is an entirely separate block of code.
Also, regarding your for loop, the question is specific in its wording and gives a hint on how to set it up: "Loop through each item in items..."
Another thing is that you are using "index" incorrectly. The .index() method will return the index number of whatever you are looking for.
Example:
python
my_list = ['a', 'b', 'c']
my_list.index('a')  # would return 0
my_list.index('b')  # would return 1

So if you want to do the opposite and get the item located at a certain index, you'd use square brackets, similarly to how you are using them, but without the .index().
Example:
python
my_list = ['a', 'b', 'c']
my_list[0]  # would return 'a'
my_list[1]   # would return 'b'

And the last thing is that you will need to make use of an "else" statement. Printing the "item" in "items" should only happen if your if statement isn't true. So print(item) should not be indented under your if statement, but should be under a separate else: statement.
Hope this clears things up. Good luck.

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How to print the current member?

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