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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Posted by Michelle Aubrey
Michelle Aubrey
7,644 Points

Cannot figure out the answer to question 2.

This is what I have,

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

if 'A' in continents[0]:
    print("* " + continent)

1 Answer

Peter Vann
Peter Vann
36,427 Points

The if condition needs to be inside the for loop and it should test to confirm first letter of the list item is"A" (or not and only printing if it is).

This passes the first challenge::

continents = [
    'Asia',
    'South America',
    'North America',
    'Africa',
    'Europe',
    'Antarctica',
    'Australia',
]
# Your code here
for continent in continents:
      print("* " + continent)

This passes the second:

continents = [
    'Asia',
    'South America',
    'North America',
    'Africa',
    'Europe',
    'Antarctica',
    'Australia',
]
# Your code here
for continent in continents:
    if continent[0] == "A":
        print("* " + continent)

I hope that helps. Stay safe and happy coding!