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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Brandon Harrison
Brandon Harrison
1,283 Points
Posted by Brandon Harrison
Brandon Harrison
1,283 Points

Why do i get an error saying the wrong thing is getting printed out?

question: I need you to help me finish my loopy function. Inside of the function, I need a for loop that prints each thing in items. But, if the current thing is the string "STOP", break the loop.

What am i missing?

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

2 Answers

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

The If statement needs to be before the print item, otherwise it'll print STOP also. Try

def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    for item in items:
        if item == 'STOP':
            break
        else:
            print(item)
            continue
Brandon Harrison
Brandon Harrison
1,283 Points
Brandon Harrison
Brandon Harrison
1,283 Points

That makes sense and it worked. Thanks so much. I was freaking out over this little mistake of mine lol.

Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points
Zachary Kaufman
Zachary Kaufman
1,463 Points

Haha no problem I understand I hate when I make little mistakes. Good luck with your classes :)