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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
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Posted by Pratham Patel
Pratham Patel
4,976 Points

i need help on this code challenge

Whats wrong with this

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    for item in items:
        print(item)

        if items == "STOP":
            break

1 Answer

james south
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james south
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james south
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james south
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you are comparing items, not item (loop variable) to STOP, plus you need to do the comparison before you print the item, so that it stops prior to printing STOP.