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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

courtney seward
courtney seward
3,292 Points
Posted by courtney seward
courtney seward
3,292 Points

Help! Not sure how to answer this question..

What is my next step?

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

1 Answer

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

Note that 'items' refers to the entire list, whereas 'item' is an individual list element. It is the latter that you want to check in your condition and print out:

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