[Tutor] Break outside the loop error (line 23)

[Alan Gauld]

On 31/05/14 10:23, Sasi - wrote:
> Hi, i tried to make a code to execute the functions that i described
> below. However i got a break outside the loop error

Always post the full error message it usually contains
lots of useful detail.

> ## Created the lists for brain and plasma before searching for common
> bioseq.
> while True:
>      count1 += 1
>      s1=file1.readline().partition(',')[0]
> if s1 and count1 > 1:

This line is not indented so the loop stops on
the previous line.


>          brain.append(s1)
>          if not s1:
>                  break

But your 'break' is here so it is outside the loop.

You need to indent the whole section from

if s1 and count1 > 1:

so that it is inside the loop.


> while True:
>      count2 += 1
>      s2=file2.readline().partition(',')[0]
> if s2 and count2 > 1:
>          plasma.append(s2)
>          if not s2:
>                  break

And the same problem here.
The indentation defines what is inside the loop.

HTH
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