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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Posted by Victor Curtis Jr
Victor Curtis Jr
5,268 Points

Having Trouble with Printing Items in a List that Only Begin With the Letter "A"

Having trouble trying to figure out how to print out only the continents that begin with the letter "A". I've been researching for a bit and trying different things I've found but at this point I'm kinda just grasping at straws. I hope someone in the community may be able to help or maybe just point me in the right direction.

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

4 Answers

Madushan Perera
Madushan Perera
7,624 Points
Madushan Perera
Madushan Perera
7,624 Points

Hello Victor, Try this one. I think you need to use the double equation operator "==" in the condition. Hope this helps you :)

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

for item in continents:
    if (item[0] == "A"):
        print("* " + item)
Kristjan Vingel
Kristjan Vingel
7,992 Points
Kristjan Vingel
Kristjan Vingel
7,992 Points

Everything's OK, you're just missing a small thing. Check out the second example:

https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#for-statements

Kristjan Vingel
Kristjan Vingel
7,992 Points
Kristjan Vingel
Kristjan Vingel
7,992 Points

Or you can also use the "is" keyword.

Madushan Perera
Madushan Perera
7,624 Points
Madushan Perera
Madushan Perera
7,624 Points

Yes, We can use "is" keyword too

Victor Curtis Jr
Victor Curtis Jr
5,268 Points
Victor Curtis Jr
Victor Curtis Jr
5,268 Points

This is the answer. I finally figured it out and passed the challenge.

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