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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Sabry Salman
Sabry Salman
2,465 Points

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!

Is this code wrong?

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    if item in items is not == "STOP":
        print(item)
    else:
        break

2 Answers

Eray Ates
Eray Ates
14,292 Points
Eray Ates
Eray Ates
14,292 Points

If you want to break loop, you should have loop like for, while. First you should go inside and get item after that check is it "STOP" or not. Try this:

def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
        if item == "STOP":
            break
        print(item)
Sabry Salman
Sabry Salman
2,465 Points
Sabry Salman
Sabry Salman
2,465 Points

I like this. Thanks you. It’s much neater!!!