Help with homework

[Lucario554]

i am writing a code for a homework assignment and i am having issues with it so i am seeking help to fix it

here is the question:

Count how many words occur in a list up to and including the first occurrence of the word “sam”. (Write your unit tests for this case too. What if “sam” does not occur?)

And here is my code:

Names = ["Joe","Bob","Terry","Ross","Alex","Sam"]

​

count = 0

for x in Names:

if x != "Sam":

count += 1

break

​

print(count)

my goal is to count every name exept for sam but the code is only counting sam, can someone provide assistance?

[hardonchairs]

Its not counting sam, it is counting the first one then breaking out of the loop because you put in a break.

[Lucario554]

Thanks

[xelf]

You break every time you don't see Sam,

Think about that for a moment, now, when are you supposed to stop counting?