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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

fahad lashari
fahad lashari
7,693 Points
Posted by fahad lashari
fahad lashari
7,693 Points

I dont get what I am doing wrong here. Please help

The quiz requires me to break the loop once the current String contains "STOP". I can't seem to figure out what exactly I am doing wrong. Please help

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

1 Answer

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

You forgot to put a colon (:) after if item == "STOP" :)

Try this:

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

Good luck! ~Alex