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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by amos burchett
amos burchett
4,725 Points

using the for loop when the def is not iteratble, how is this coded?

in adding for loop, how is this done???

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

1 Answer

Alex Brown
Alex Brown
3,555 Points
Alex Brown
Alex Brown
3,555 Points

Hi Amos,

The major error in your code is you are checking for items in your function. What you actually want to be doing is using the function to check for items in "items". Also, you needed an else statement that will print the item if it is not "STOP".

Here's my code for reference:

def loopy(items):
    for item in items: # 'item' is temporary assigned to one item in 'items'
      if item == "STOP":
        break
      else:
        print(item)