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sai jayanth kashyap
3,293 Pointsi am getting an error saying "break outside loop"
while executing the same program i am getting an error saying break outside loop. what does that suppose to mean? am i intending the break incorrectly? print("Enter your today schedule") print("Enter Done when done with scheduling")
todo_list = [] while True: list = input("> ") todo_list.append(list)
if input == 'done': break
print(" Here is your all day schedule") for todo in todo_list: print(todo)
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points(I am basically saying the same thing Nate Stugeon said)
When posting code, please format it so it is readable to other people :)
When posting (python) code, put ```python and ``` around your code like this:
```python
name = "Alex"
print("Why, hello, {}!".format(name))
```
the thing above will turn into:
name = "Alex"
print("Why, hello, {}!".format(name))
Which looks much nicer and is way easier to read.
Please always provide formatting when posting code.
Thanks! ~alex
3 Answers
sai jayanth kashyap
3,293 Pointsohokay, i didn't know about that. I am sorry. Thankyou.
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsCan you re-post your code please (in a formatted way)?
sai jayanth kashyap
3,293 Pointsprint("Enter your today schedule")
print("Enter Done when done with scheduling")
todo_list = []
while True:
list = input("> ")
todo_list.append(list)
if input == 'done':
break
print(" Here is your all day schedule")
for todo in todo_list:
print(todo)
This was my code sir.
Nate Sturgeon
2,255 PointsNow that you've formatted your code, it is clear that your indentation is incorrect. You want your if input == 'done': to be inside your while loop, that way when it becomes true, it breaks out of this while loop.
Change your indentation level so that it is within the while loop code block:
while True:
list = input("> ")
todo_list.append(list)
if input == 'done':
break
Also, if I remember correctly, in this coding challenge 'done' should be in all caps: 'DONE'
Finally, there is another issue with your code. It has to do with the if... break clause, can you spot it? (hint: you don't have a variable named input)
Nate Sturgeon
2,255 PointsNate Sturgeon
2,255 PointsA neat trick:
when posting code, type three "backticks" + "python": ```python on the line above your code and 3 backticks on the line below your code block. It formats your text like python code and makes it way easier for us to read and help out with!
For instance, as of right now, the formatting in your code is incorrect (I'm sure you typed it correctly, but due to quirks of html it is displayed wrong), so it is very difficult (if not impossible) to tell where you went wrong in your code because I can't see how you indented everything.