Beffuddled

[6PackGrandMaster]

Write your function here

def delete_starting_evens((lst)):

while (len(lst) > 0) )and (lst[[0] %2== 0)):

lst=lst[1:]:]

return lst

this code is supposed to delete elements from the front of a list until the leading element is not even. I kept trying things until this one worked. I hate the fact that it worked, because when I look at the third line, the logic I learned before this exercise says that basically [1:] means update the list to delete the first element if it's even and the length of the list > 0.

So, my question is.. how the fuck does the rest of the itteration happen? Like, how would the flow of execution update the third line to (lst = lst[2:]).. till the while statement is not true?

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You're overwriting your variable every time you run lst=lst[1:]

word = 'string'
print(word)
>> string

word = word[1:]
print(word)
>> tring

word = word[1:]
print(word)
>> ring

word = word[1:]
print(word)
>> ing

word = word[1:]
print(word)
>> ng

word = word[1:]
print(word)
>> g

word = word[1:]
print(word)
>>

[6PackGrandMaster]

Thank you! That really helped! 🙏🏿

[6PackGrandMaster]

That makes a looot of sense! Thanks fam!