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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Nick Limber
Nick Limber
601 Points

how to break a for statement?

What si wrong with this?

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    for items in loopy:
        print(items)
        break
Jing Huang
Jing Huang
1,634 Points

The idea is correct. But there are some mistakes: 1) loopy is the name of the function,however,we need a list which is items 2) when you type break, the loop stops. so the print should be after the break.

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

Hope this would help :)

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

I breaks the loop, but it does it after it prints the very first item, so no other items will be shown.

You probably meant to use it with a conditional ("if") statement. And you also probably want to perform the test and break before you print.

Nick Limber
Nick Limber
601 Points
Nick Limber
Nick Limber
601 Points

Thank you Steve always a huge help!