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Ingrid Matthews
Ingrid Matthews
1,465 Points
Posted by Ingrid Matthews
Ingrid Matthews
1,465 Points

Problem with the workspace

Here's what I typed in my workspace: while True: new_item = ("> ")

if new_item == 'DONE': break

I think it looks exactly like Craig's? And it runs, but it does not break. I'm able to type DONE again and again and again. I notice my console is not printing out the little > signs at the beginning of each line, only the black rectangle. I notice Craig's screen has the black rectangle giving way to a ">" at the beginning of each line..... does this have anything to do with why mine isn't breaking? Maybe a stupid question but I'd be grateful for advice!

1 Answer

Mark Sebeck
MOD
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,905 Points
Mark Sebeck
Mark Sebeck
Treehouse Moderator 37,905 Points

Did you use input?
Should have something like:

while true:
    new_item = input("> ")
    if new_item == 'DONE':
        break

Make sure you are typing DONE in all caps and have it in all caps in the code. Also make sure your indenting is correct. If you are still having issues cut and paste your code in a comment