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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Continue

Posted by Ayaz Alam
Ayaz Alam
564 Points

What am i doing here?

def loopy(items): # Code goes here

for item in items:
    if item == "a":
        continue
    elif:
        print(item)

I didn't understand this question, can you help me?

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here

    for item in items:
        if item == "a":
            continue
        elif:
            print(item)
Mayur Pande
Mayur Pande
Courses Plus Student 11,711 Points

try this;

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

make sure to do your indents correctly

1 Answer

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

you are close, you want to check if each item starts with 'a', so use slice notation with the [], as in myItem[ begin : end ], to compare the first letter of each item. then, after your if, you need else, not elif. elif is for multiple conditions, when here you just have either starts with 'a' or doesn't, so you can just use if.....else......