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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

David Lopes
David Lopes
827 Points
Posted by David Lopes
David Lopes
827 Points

Not sure what I'm doing wrong

I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
      print(item)
      break = "stop"# Code goes here

1 Answer

Elad Ohana
Elad Ohana
24,456 Points
Elad Ohana
Elad Ohana
24,456 Points

You need to use an 'if' statement that tells the program if the item is (use the == operator) 'STOP', then 'break' the loop. Your code is currently trying to assign the value of 'stop' to a variable named 'break' which python can't use as a variable name as it is a reserved command.