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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Continue

Thomas Irons
Thomas Irons
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Posted by Thomas Irons
Thomas Irons
2,824 Points

My code doesn't pass the challenge. Any ideas on what might be wrong?

def loopy(items): for thing in items: if thing[0] == "a": continue else: print(thing)

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

3 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
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Jennifer Nordell
Treehouse Teacher

I agree with Brian Jensen. When I copy/paste your code into the challenge, it passes. It could be that sometime when you were typing the challenge you managed to indent a line using a tab instead of spaces or vice versa. Python doesn't allow the mixing of tab and space indentation within the same file. Try copy/pasting your code you posted here into the challenge and retest your work. You might have to restart the challenge for this. Good luck! :sparkles:

Thomas Irons
Thomas Irons
2,824 Points
Thomas Irons
Thomas Irons
2,824 Points

Thank you for the tips. I didn't know about the tab/space mix. The code worked fine on my laptop. It didn't work on my cell phone for some reason.

Thomas Irons
Thomas Irons
2,824 Points
Thomas Irons
Thomas Irons
2,824 Points

Thank you. I was using my cell phone when it didn't pass. I tried it on a laptop and it did fine. That's not the first time I had issues with passing code challenges from the cell phone. Thank you again, looks like mobile is not reliable when completing challenges.