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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Second Shopping List App

Brent Liang
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Brent Liang
Courses Plus Student 2,944 Points
Posted by Brent Liang
Brent Liang
Courses Plus Student 2,944 Points

Shopping list skip and continue 

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

What's wrong with this line of code?

2 Answers

Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points
Julian Gutierrez
Julian Gutierrez
19,201 Points

Your conditional should check if "a" is at the current item's index 0.

        if item[0] == "a":

Also python if very picky when it comes to spacing so make sure else is formatted correctly by moving print(item) to the next line and indenting it.

Sky Lu
Sky Lu
1,260 Points
Sky Lu
Sky Lu
1,260 Points 
else:
    print(item)

this is better