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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Greg Isaacson
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Greg Isaacson
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Posted by Greg Isaacson
Greg Isaacson
Courses Plus Student 702 Points

Please help:)

Hi all...

Not sure what I am doing wrong.

I want to make a condition that if items == "STOP" then it breaks??

Thanks

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

2 Answers

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
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Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points

Note that in your code 'items' refers to the entire list, and 'item' refers to the current item as you iterate through the list.

You are asked to print the current item and break if the current item is equal to 'STOP', but currently you are printing the entire list, and breaking if the entire list is equal to 'STOP', which will never be the case.

Greg Isaacson
Greg Isaacson
Courses Plus Student 702 Points
Greg Isaacson
Greg Isaacson
Courses Plus Student 702 Points

Hi Stuart,

I changed my code to this:

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

It is still failing?

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points

Hi Greg - I think the exercise might want you to put the condition before the print statement, so check to see if item = 'STOP' first, break if so, and if not print the item.