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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Posted by Mishaal Naqvi
Mishaal Naqvi
Courses Plus Student 1,645 Points

Using an existing list of continents, how do I iterate through the list and only print continents that start with A?

I know I can select certain items from the list using an index, but how do I select certain characters from a string within a list?

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

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

This code needs a bit of work to pass task 1 first. But then when you get to task 2, you can add a conditional statement ("if") to compare the first letter of each name to "A". You can isolate a single letter of a string using indexing.

Mishaal Naqvi
Mishaal Naqvi
Courses Plus Student 1,645 Points

Thanks Steven!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,248 Points

Mishaal Naqvi — Glad to help. You can mark the question solved by choosing a "best answer".
And happy coding!