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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Ashley Wong
Ashley Wong
1,454 Points

Code Challenge: Break

I don't get how to solve this particular problem. Help please.

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

1 Answer

William Li
PLUS
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points
William Li
William Li
Courses Plus Student 26,868 Points

Code is fine, but the indentation is off, specifically, else clause shouldn't share the same indentation level with the for item in items line, additionally, break should be indented one level deeper than the if clause.

def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    for item in items:
        if item == 'STOP':  # if current item is String "STOP"
            break           # break out of the loop
        else:               # otherwise
            print(item)     # print the item

this fixed the indentation issue.