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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Clayton McDaniels
Clayton McDaniels
5,776 Points
Posted by Clayton McDaniels
Clayton McDaniels
5,776 Points

Why is the code below not working for this challenge?

def loopy(items): for thing in items: print(thing) if items == 'STOP': break

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

2 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,682 Points

Hi Clayton,

If the user enters STOP, don't print but just break. So, put your if before the print line.

Also, you want to see if thing equals STOP, not items.

Steve.

Clayton McDaniels
Clayton McDaniels
5,776 Points
Clayton McDaniels
Clayton McDaniels
5,776 Points

Copying the if before the print line worked! All else is fine! Thank you!

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,682 Points

I found that just moving the if wasn't sufficient. This doesn't work:

def loopy(items):
    for thing in items:        
        if items == 'STOP':
            break
        print(thing)

Whereas changing if items == "STOP": to if thing == "STOP": meant that the code is comparing the for loop variable which holds each element of items in turn, which is thing. This code worked:

def loopy(items):
    for thing in items:        
        if thing == 'STOP':
            break
        print(thing)

Steve.

Clayton McDaniels
Clayton McDaniels
5,776 Points
Clayton McDaniels
Clayton McDaniels
5,776 Points

Steve, your followup reply makes more sense and is more logical. I thought that should work too, however the challenge accepted just moving the if statement.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,682 Points

You got lucky, I reckon. I tried it with just moving the statement and it failed. Still, it doesn't matter! Enjoy the rest of the course!