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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Removing Items From A List

Posted by Nathan English
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Nathan English
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 10,817 Points

How is he ending the script?

I just noticed that he is using "break" to break the loop, but then it ends the script.

1 Answer

Mark Kastelic
Mark Kastelic
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Mark Kastelic
Mark Kastelic
8,147 Points

Nathan,

The whole program runs within the while loop. As long as the user selects HELP, SHOW, REMOVE, or types a new item, we stay in the while loop. Since the while boolean is set to "True," the only way to leave the loop is to execute a "break." When that happens, the loop is exited permanently leaving only the final "show_list()" call on the last line of the script. Since this is the last line, the script has ended. Hope this helps.