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Pratham Patel
4,976 PointsCan i get some help on this code challenge
It says i am trying to convert an int to a str
def loopy(items):
# Code goes here
for item in items:
if item.index(0) == 'a':
continue
else:
print(item.index(0))
1 Answer
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Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,425 PointsYou are very close!
- Reference the 0th item using square brackets:
if item[0] == 'a':
- The
print
should print the wholeitem
not just the first character