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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by matthewschaefer
matthewschaefer
3,028 Points

What is wrong?

Struggling to complete this code challenge - not to sure what's going wrong...

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

1 Answer

Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Hiya Matthew! The issue with your code is subtle but its all about logic. See you've placed print(name) before your "if" statement. The "for" loop will execute your print() first , followed by your "if" statement. By the time, it'll get to your "if", their wont be any "STOP" to tackle in items , hence nothing to break out of, ya know what i mean? So yeah place your "if" statement before your print(name) and it'll defo work. (: