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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Ralph Hellstern
Ralph Hellstern
6,106 Points
Posted by Ralph Hellstern
Ralph Hellstern
6,106 Points

Lists / Python

I am stuck here! Why does the computer not accept my code?

continents.py 
continents = ['Asia', 'South America', 'North America', 'Africa', 'Europe', 'Antarctica', 'Australia']

for continents in continents[:2]:
    print ("*", continents)

2 Answers

Ines Fazlić
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Ines Fazlić
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 9,569 Points
Ines Fazlić
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Ines Fazlić
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 9,569 Points

Hi Ralph, the code you wrote would catch first two continents, and also you should write: for continent in continents, so it diferenciates one item from a list of items you are looping through. And if you only need to print out the continents you dont need indexing. However if this is the second part of the task to print out just the continents that start with A, I will give you a hint..the answer is actually in the question. Remember you can index a string. So if a continent starts with A print it out.

Ralph Hellstern
Ralph Hellstern
6,106 Points
Ralph Hellstern
Ralph Hellstern
6,106 Points

Thank you! That was helpful...