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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Ethan Koren
Ethan Koren
6,277 Points

why isnt it working?

Whats wrong with the code?

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

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points
Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,120 Points

You need to make sure that 'STOP' doesn't get printed. You do this by checking the condition before printing the item.

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

As an aside, there's no need to convert 'STOP' to a string using str(), because it's already a string, but doing so doesn't break the program.