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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Mohamed Mohamoud
Mohamed Mohamoud
1,015 Points

how to use 'for' for items in 'def'?

how do i use the for function correctly? what im i doing wrong?

breaks.py 
def loopy(items):
    for items in loopy:
      items = input("> ")
      print(items)
      if items = "STOP":
        break

1 Answer

Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
Carlos Federico Puebla Larregle
21,074 Points

You need to loop over each element in the parameter "items" that your function is receiving and you have to check if the current item is equal to the string "STOP" if that happens you have to break the loop. You could do it like this: 

def loopy(items):
    # Code goes here
    for item in items:
        if item == "STOP":
            break
        print(item)

I hope that helps a little bit.

Mohamed Mohamoud
Mohamed Mohamoud
1,015 Points

yeah it does, thank you very much