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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by placydus patrick
placydus patrick
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please i need help with task 2

where did i go wrong mates

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

1 Answer

james south
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james south
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james south
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james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Points

items is your collection parameter, loopy is your loop variable. loopy is what you want to print, but not if it is STOP, so you need to check for that before printing. use the == operator, is is for checking if two objects are the same in memory.