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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Jim Brown
Jim Brown
413 Points

Need help with the breaks.py challange task 2.

I need help with the breaks.py challenge task 2 of 2. I do not know what I'm doing wrong. Any help will be appreciated.

Thank you.

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

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

It looks like you're printing too much at a time.

Each time through the loop, you probably one to print one item (singular), not all the items (plural).