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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Nick Meier
Nick Meier
1,905 Points
Posted by Nick Meier
Nick Meier
1,905 Points

I don't know how I can only print entrys from a list starting with a certain letter

I'm referring to a challenge in the python lists course, where you have to print only the Continents starting with A.

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

1 Answer

Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points

Inside the loop, check if the first letter of the current item is A. If it is then print.

Let me know if this helps here

Nick Meier
Nick Meier
1,905 Points
Nick Meier
Nick Meier
1,905 Points

Thanks for the pointer, I managed to resolve my issue using the startswith method!