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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Debdipta Dasgupta
Debdipta Dasgupta
431 Points
Posted by Debdipta Dasgupta
Debdipta Dasgupta
431 Points

How to solve this challenge

Can't understand where I am going wrong. Thanks in advance.

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
       if items=="STOP":
                  BREAK
          for man in items:
                 print(man)

1 Answer

Ryan Ruscett
Ryan Ruscett
23,309 Points
Ryan Ruscett
Ryan Ruscett
23,309 Points

Hey,

it's like this

  1. We need a for loop to iterate over the items. So this means the first thing we do is iterate over the items. 
def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
  1. Now, if item is STOP we need to break the for loop
def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
        if item == "STOP":
             break
  1. If the item isn't STOP than we need to continue to print the items. 
def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
        if item == "STOP":
             break
        print(item)

Does that make sense?