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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Daniel Sutton
Daniel Sutton
3,414 Points
Posted by Daniel Sutton
Daniel Sutton
3,414 Points

stuck on challenge

what is wrong with this code?

def loopy(items): while True: item = input("> ") if item == 'STOP': break for item in items: print(item)

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

1 Answer

Thomas Fildes
Thomas Fildes
22,687 Points
Thomas Fildes
Thomas Fildes
22,687 Points

Hi Daniel,

I am not sure why you are using a while loop for this challenge when all you need to use is a "for in" loop with an if conditional statement inside the loop to check each item if they equal "STOP". If they do, we break out of the loop. Here is the code I used to pass this challenge:

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

Hope this helps! Happy Coding!!!