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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

William Sanders
William Sanders
2,280 Points
Posted by William Sanders
William Sanders
2,280 Points

breaks.py Problem

Having trouble locating the problem here. Is it correct to set items = []?

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    items = []
    for item in items:
        if item == "STOP":
            break
        else:
            print(items)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,453 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,453 Points

Two errors in the code:

  • Don't assign to the parameter items. It overrides the value setting it to an empty list. Comment out the line items = []
  • The print is printing the whole items not the singular item from the loop.