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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas
1,594 Points
Posted by Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas
1,594 Points

Continents list task 1 challenge help?

I keep getting the following error on the first task on the continents challenge. I think my code is correct. Any ideas?

Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 49, in test_output 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',
]
for continent in continents:
    print("*" + continent)

3 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

You're very close! You just need to put a space between the "bullet" and the name:

    print("* " + continent)  # note space added to string
Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas
1,594 Points
Jay Thomas
Jay Thomas
1,594 Points

Ahh! Of course! I'd forgotten that little detail. Thanks!

Josh Klink
Josh Klink
2,330 Points
Josh Klink
Josh Klink
2,330 Points

Also for the next question you can replace all the first letters in the continents with an A, and it works.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,732 Points

I would've never thought to try that, but it does! :see_no_evil:

You might want to report that as a bug to the Support staff!