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Franz Hinterkoerner
5,021 PointsAssertionError in code challenge (for...in iteration through list
Hi,
here the question I have trouble with:
'Print a bulleted list of each continent from the continents list.
Output should look similar to:
- Asia
- South America'
Here the respective list:
continents = ['Asia', 'South America', 'North America', 'Africa', 'Europe', 'Antarctica', 'Australia']
Here my answer:
continents = ['Asia', 'South America', 'North America', 'Africa', 'Europe', 'Antarctica', 'Australia'] for continent in continents: print("* " + continent)
Error Message:
'Bummer: AssertionError: '* Asia' not found in 'Asia\nSouth America\nNorth America\nAfrica\nEurope\nAntarctica\nAustralia' : Hmm...not finding the correct items in your output'
My logic seems fine, how come that 'continent' can't be set to 'Asia' (or any other item in the list) ?
Thanks!
continents = ['Asia', 'South America', 'North America', 'Africa', 'Europe', 'Antarctica', 'Australia']
for continent in continents:
print(continent)
2 Answers

Franz Hinterkoerner
5,021 PointsHi Adam,
apologies for the confusion, the following was my answer yesterday/is my answer today:
'continents = ['Asia', 'South America', 'North America', 'Africa', 'Europe', 'Antarctica', 'Australia'] for continent in continents: print("* " + continent)'
For some reason, today no error message...? The error seems to have been on TH side, is resolved - thanks for the quick reply Adam!:)
Franz

Adam N
70,227 PointsAre you putting an asterisk in front of each continent?
Your post has two sets of code, and I'm not sure which one you consider your answer here.
Adam N
70,227 PointsAdam N
70,227 Pointsnp! You can mark this question as solved by choosing a "best answer".