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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Matthew Cooper
Matthew Cooper
2,785 Points

Break

Oops, I forgot that I need to break out of the loop when the current item is the string "STOP". Help me add that code!

breaks.py
def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
        print(items)
    # Code goes here

1 Answer

Daniel Turato
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Daniel Turato
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 30,124 Points

It's pretty simple on how to break out of a loop when an item is equal to something.

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

All you have to do is add an if/else statement which allows you to check through each iteration of the loop. Hopefully this helps you.