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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Posted by srikanth reddy
srikanth reddy
Courses Plus Student 154 Points

TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not str. I got this error while implementing a for loop in lists

need to print out the objects in the list continents after a bullet

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

1 Answer

Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points
Adam N
Adam N
70,280 Points

The range func can only take numbers. See its usage here: https://www.w3schools.com/python/ref_func_range.asp