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Enya Do
552 PointsWhat does the "Bummer! maximum recursion depth exceeded" error mean and how can I fix my code?
Every time I try to check my code, an error pops up. It says "Bummer! maximum recursion depth exceeded". I don't know what this means so I don't know what is wrong and what I have to add or change.
def loopy(items):
# Code goes here
for items in loopy(items):
if items == "STOP":
break
print(items)
2 Answers
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 PointsIt's because your function is calling itself in line:
for items in loopy(items):
Change your code to:
def loopy(items):
# Code goes here
for item in items:
if item == "STOP":
break
else:
print(item)
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 PointsIn the for loop, loopy(items) is called which recursive runs the loopy function again before continuing, which will call loopy() again in its for loop,....
This run away recursion goes until it hit the maximum recursion depth.
Your code is nearly correct.
def loopy(items):
# Code goes here
for item in items:
if item == "STOP":
break
print(item)