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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Kevin Hartman
Kevin Hartman
801 Points
Posted by Kevin Hartman
Kevin Hartman
801 Points

Assertion error...I keep getting the assertion error when completing the task for listing continents.

The error keeps coming up when completing the task for continents...

AssertionError: '* Asia' not found in '*Asia\n*South America\n*North America\n*Africa\n*Europe\n*Antarctica\n*Australia' : Hmm...not finding the correct items in your output

I cannot tell how this keeps coming up.

continents.py 
continents = ['Asia', 'South America', 'North America', 'Africa', 'Europe', 'Antarctica', 'Australia']
for continent in continents:
    print('*' + continent)

1 Answer

Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points
Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points

Hi Kevin,

One TINY issue, you did not include a space after the asterisk.

Here's how it should be:

    print('* ' + continent)

Hope that helps!

Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points
Alan Ayoub
Alan Ayoub
40,294 Points

No problem, it's great that you are pushing forward. Keep it up!