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Python

Fernando Secchi
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Fernando Secchi
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 2,626 Points
Posted by Fernando Secchi
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Fernando Secchi
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 2,626 Points

Why my code it's not working in the challenge? Works fine in my local machine and in workspace.

def loopy(items): for item in items: if item.index("a")==0: continue else: print(item)

2 Answers

Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
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Ben Reynolds
Ben Reynolds
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My suspicion is that this line is the culprit:

if item.index("a")==0:

If the string does not contain 'a' at all, I'm pretty sure the index() method raises an exception. I'd suggest rewriting the "if " statement to use square-bracket syntax to check if the character at the first index is 'a' instead of using the index() method to see what the index of 'a' is.

Fernando Secchi
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Fernando Secchi
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Fernando Secchi
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Fernando Secchi
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 2,626 Points

I wasn't catching the error:

for item in items:
    try:
        if item.index("a") == 0:
            continue
    except ValueError:
        print(item)
    else:
        print(item)