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Jim Awofadeju
4,097 PointsI am having trouble with this code challenge. Please show me the correct code for this challenge.
I am having trouble printing every thing in items. I tried "print item" and "print items". I set up the for loop statement correctly. I set up the if statement correctly with a line to break out of the loop. I called the loopy function with arguments passed into it. Please show me what is either missing from my code or what is incorrect. Thank you.
def loopy(items):
for item in items:
print item
if item == "STOP":
break
loopy([1, 2, 3, 4, "STOP", 5, 6])
# Code goes here
4 Answers
Paul Cox
12,671 PointsA couple of things:
1) You need to break from the loop before you print the item if the item.
2) You need to indent your if statement correctly so it is part of the loop.
3) You need to use Python 3 print syntax ( e.g. print(item) )
def loopy(items):
for item in items:
if item == "STOP":
break
print(item)
loopy([1, 2, 3, 4, "STOP", 5, 6])
Jim Awofadeju
4,097 PointsI added a line of code called "break" after "print (item)" and before "if item == "STOP":" I followed the first thing you wrote and the third thing you wrote. I am having some problems with indentation. How many spaces should the for loop be indented, the first "break" line, the "if statement", and the second "break" line? Since a colon goes after the function definition and the if statement, Python automatically indents to the proper position when you press Enter or Return. Do I have that right?
Paul Cox
12,671 PointsYes, Python should automatically indent but you will need to remove the indent when you want to exit a code block.
The for loop should be indented 2 spaces, the if and print statements 4 spaces, and the break statement 6 spaces. Your if and break statements should come before the print statement.
Hopefully this helps and you're really close to the solution, but if you want more help I can post a solution.
Jim Awofadeju
4,097 PointsYou helped me. Thank you!
Jim Awofadeju
4,097 PointsI want more help. Please post a solution.
Paul Cox
12,671 PointsI've edited my original answer to include the solution. Hope this helps :)