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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Andrew Choai
Andrew Choai
695 Points

i dont see where my code is wrong. its telling me that it didnt find the right items being printed

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

not sure what im doing wrong

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

I need you to help me finish my loopy function. Inside of the function, I need a for loop that prints each thing in items.

here is the question its asking

rainmaker
rainmaker
14,690 Points

the problem is that your print statement is inside the if statement block. In order to print all the items in the for loop you must have it outside of the if statement.

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