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breaks.py
def loopy(items):
    items=input("> ")
    if items.index(0)=="a"
        continue
    print(items)
    # Code goes here

Chris Jones · Answer

Hi Yusuf,
Good try!  A couple things to consider:
First, items is the function's parameter, so someone will provide items for the function when calling your loopy function.  So, you don't need to change the items parameter with this line:
python
items=input("> ")

I know this can be a difficult concept to understand because it requires you to think outside of the code you're writing and how your code will be used by others.  Stick with it - you'll get it :)!
Second, if you create a for loop, you need to finish the line with a colon (:), so this line:
python
if items.index(0)=="a"

needs to be:
python
if items.index(0)=="a":    # notice the colon at the end of the line.

The code challenge tells you that the items parameter will be list of strings(["abc", "xyz"]), so we want to loop through each of the list items, like so:
python
def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
        if item[0] != 'a':
            print(item)

Notice that there is also no index method for a string.  If the first character in a string is needed, write item[0].
I hope this helps!  Let me know if you have any more questions!  Keep it up :)!!

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