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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Aiden van der Berg
Aiden van der Berg
7,297 Points
Posted by Aiden van der Berg
Aiden van der Berg
7,297 Points

How do I iterate over each item in the list that starts with the letter "A"?

I need a bit of help.

How do I iterate over each item in the list that starts with the letter "A"?

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

2 Answers

volhaka
volhaka
9,875 Points
volhaka
volhaka
9,875 Points

you need to add condition before print (), that check if first letter of the continent == 'A' you can find first letter with index ( sting_name[0] ) or with string slicing ( string_name[:1] )

So you will execute print("* " + continent) only if first letter of the continent == 'A'

Mod Edit: Changed comment to answer so it may be voted on or marked as best answer.

Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points
Josh Keenan
Josh Keenan
20,315 Points

The comment explains the solution well.

rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points
rydavim
rydavim
18,814 Points

Thanks for pointing that out! I've changed volha kameneva 's comment to an answer.