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Python Python Basics (2015) Shopping List App Break

Posted by Roger Marin
Roger Marin
440 Points

How do I correctly break out of a for loop in python? Stuck on a problem right now

I am trying to get past this task but I can't seem to figure out the proper code. When I do it workspace I receive the error "syntax error: break outside loop"

Please help.

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

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,271 Points

Right now, your "if" statement (and the "break" in it) are not part of the loop because they are not indented far enough. Everything inside a loop must be indented more than the "for" line.

But also if you want to stop before you print out the word "STOP", you'll need to re-arrange the lines so the print happens after the test and break.