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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Manuel Avila
Manuel Avila
2,241 Points
Posted by Manuel Avila
Manuel Avila
2,241 Points

adding break

def loopy(items): # Code goes here

for x in items:
    if items == "STOP":
        break
    else:
        print (x)

it works fine on my computer but get a bummer on here

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here

    for x in items:
        if items == "STOP":
            break
        else:
            print (x)

1 Answer

Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points
Michael Hulet
Michael Hulet
47,912 Points

You're checking if items is "STOP", but I don't think that's what you want. items is the entire list that gets passed in, but x in your code is the individual item that the loop is on, and since the challenge guarantees that items will always be a list, that's what you wanna check