[Solved] trouble understanding this while loop [duplicate]

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element is an index, not an element from myList. I would rename your current element variable to something like index and then add element = myList[index] at the top of your while loop:

def splitList2(myList, option):
    nList = []
    index = 0 
    while index < len(myList):
        element = myList[index]
        if option == 0:
            if abs(element) > 5:
                nList.append(element)
        elif option == 1:
            if element % 2:
                nList.append(element)
        index = index + 1
    return nList

Of course it would be simpler to just use a for element in myList loop here instead of your while loop.

solved trouble understanding this while loop [duplicate]