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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Jason Martino
Jason Martino
1,573 Points

I need you to help me finish my loopy function. Inside of the function, I need a for loop that prints each thing in item

Please help!

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    for item in items:
      print(items)
    if item in items == "STOP":
      break

1 Answer

Haider Ali
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Haider Ali
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 24,728 Points

Hi there Jason. There are just a couple of tweaks you need to make to your code. Firstly, you should be checking if the current item is equal to 'STOP' before you print it. Also, if item in items is not needed and can just be written as if item as item is already the current item in the list. Lastly, I have noticed you have printed items instead of just item. Printing items would print out the whole list where you only want to print out that individual item.

def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    for item in items:
      if item == "STOP":
        break
      print(item)

You could use an else block for print(item) but it is not necessary. If you have any further questions please let me know :).

Thanks,

Haider