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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Paul Webb
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Paul Webb
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Posted by Paul Webb
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Paul Webb
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 453 Points

i need help with getting the script to break if "STOP" is found in (items)?

thanks

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    for x in (items):
        print(items)        #this prints all the variables in (items)
    else "STOP" in (items):        #not sure the the right way to code this part
        break
Brian DuPont
Brian DuPont
30,448 Points
Brian DuPont
Brian DuPont
30,448 Points

Alright, so we are passing in a items array into the loopy function. Then the for loop, loops over each variable in the items array and puts the current value into 'x'. So INSIDE of the for loop we need to check for "STOP", using an if statement. If x == STOP then break, else print x (which is the current item in the items array). Hope this helps.

def loopy(items) :
    for x in (items) :
        if x == "STOP" :
            break
        else :
            print(x)

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