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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Yusuf Gillani
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Yusuf Gillani
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 3,643 Points

Can someone please help me. What am I doing wrong?

What have I done wrong? Can someone please show me.

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
        print(items)
        if item == "STOP":
            break

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,118 Points

You are close, but need to make two changes:

  • You need to print item rather than items. This is because items is the entire iterable, but item is just the current element as you loop over them.
  • If item is "STOP", you should break out of the loop before printing it. The challenge does not expect "STOP" to be printed. So you just need to think about the order of your statements.