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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Jt Miller
Jt Miller
1,242 Points
Posted by Jt Miller
Jt Miller
1,242 Points

Need help with Functions,Floats,Loops,

This is what it asks me to do.

Oops, I forgot that I need to break out of the loop when the current item is the string "STOP". Help me add that code!

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

1 Answer

Jerehme Gayle
Jerehme Gayle
5,206 Points
Jerehme Gayle
Jerehme Gayle
5,206 Points

Hello justice miller,

You should check to see if your item is == 'STOP' before printing otherwise you will not break when you need to.

SPOILER below is the code that passed for me

def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    for item in items:
        if item == 'STOP':
            break
        else:
            print(item)

You could also remove else: as well and simplify this a bit

def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    for item in items:
        if item == 'STOP':
            break
        print(item)

Happy Coding!