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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Posted by Nicolas Caplan
Nicolas Caplan
780 Points

Bummer: AssertionError: '* Asia' not found in '*Asia\n*South America\n*North America\n*Africa\n*Europe\n*Antarctica\n*Au

Bummer: AssertionError: '* Asia' not found in '*Asia\n*South America\n*North America\n*Africa\n*Europe\n*Antarctica\n*Australia' : Hmm...not finding the correct items in your output

continents.py 
continents = [
    'Asia',
    'South America',
    'North America',
    'Africa',
    'Europe',
    'Antarctica',
    'Australia',
]
# Your code here
for continent in continents:
    print("*" + continent)
Michael Cronk
Michael Cronk
8,970 Points

I think you are just missing the space after the * in this problem

for continent in continents:
    print("* " + continent)

3 Answers

Nicolas Caplan
Nicolas Caplan
780 Points
Nicolas Caplan
Nicolas Caplan
780 Points

Thank you very much Michael!!

Michael Cronk
Michael Cronk
8,970 Points

You're welcome!

Nicolas Caplan
Nicolas Caplan
780 Points
Nicolas Caplan
Nicolas Caplan
780 Points

what is wrong? I see it as correct when i try the preview but when I submit I get the following error: Bummer: AssertionError: '* Asia' not found in '*Asia\n*South America\n*North America\n*Africa\n*Europe\n*Antarctica\n*Australia' : Hmm...not finding the correct items in your output

tomaszfurmanczyk
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tomaszfurmanczyk
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tomaszfurmanczyk
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 18,242 Points

If you would like this to receive a space as well as start on a new line:

for continent in continents: print("* " + continent + "\n")