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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

sowmya c
sowmya c
6,966 Points
Posted by sowmya c
sowmya c
6,966 Points

break in a for loop

need to stop the for loop if item in list is STOP

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    for item in items:
        if item == "STOP"
            break
    print(item)
sowmya c
sowmya c
6,966 Points
sowmya c
sowmya c
6,966 Points

Thanks a lot for helping me figure out

Logan R
Logan R
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Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

Yep! No worries :)

1 Answer

Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points
Logan R
Logan R
22,989 Points

Hi!

You're missing a colon after your if statement. It should be "if item == "STOP":". Otherwise, your code works just fine.