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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Austin Lockwood
Austin Lockwood
514 Points

Python Challenge: Shopping list: Break

I am unable to figure out the correct way to get this code to work. I am supposed to have it print each thing in items, but if that thing is 'STOP' it is supposed to break. I've tried many different approaches and I just can't figure it out. Thanks ahead of time.

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    if item = 'STOP'
      break

    for thing in items: 
        print(item)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points

As you loop through each thing in items, check if that thing is "STOP":

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