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annikaheflin
577 PointsHow do you use break
How do you use break again?
def loopy(items):
for item in items:
print(items)
if "STOP":
break
4 Answers
behar
10,799 PointsHey Annika! As Pete explained your going to want to move the if statement up so that "STOP" doesn't get printed, your code should look like this:
def loopy(items):
for item in items:
if item == "STOP":
break
else:
print(item)
Pete P
7,613 PointsIf you would like the loop to break if item is equal to "STOP", your code should look like this:
def loopy(items):
for item in items:
print(item)
if item == "STOP":
break
Notice the indents. The 'if' statement should be inside the for loop. This will iterate through items. As soon as item is equal to the word "STOP", "STOP" will be printed to the screen (since it is called before the if statement) and the loop will then break.
I think you probably don't want "STOP" to be printed to the screen. So, the print statement should move to the end of the loop. Try it out and let me know if you're still having trouble.
annikaheflin
577 PointsThat didn't help I am still suck
annikaheflin
577 PointsThank you