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Python Python Basics (2015) Logic in Python Try and Except

Ro Joshi
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Ro Joshi
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Posted by Ro Joshi
Ro Joshi
Courses Plus Student 836 Points

WHY IS THIS CODE NOT WORKING???? 

shopping_list = []
print("Make any list! To do, shopping list, snd many more!")
print("When you are done type 'DONE' to continue")

while True:
    new_item = input("> ")

if new_item == 'Done':
    break

shopping_list.append(new_item)

print("Here's your list:")

for item in shopping_list:
    print(item)

I do not know why this code is not working.

[MOD: added ```python formatting -cf]

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
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Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 67,989 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 67,989 Points

The if code and the append statement are not inside the while loop. The loop has no exit and runs forever.

Indent the if code and the append statement to be inside the while loop.