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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Francesco Di Vito
Francesco Di Vito
4,502 Points
Posted by Francesco Di Vito
Francesco Di Vito
4,502 Points

Loop: Loopy exercise error

Hi i have write this code for exercise 'break'

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

loopy(['STOP','ciao'])

but recive always error

thanks

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
        print(item)
        if item == "STOP":
            break
loopy('loopy')

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Francesco,

You need to break out of the loop before the print occurs, I think:

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

I hope that helps,

Steve.