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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Posted by Iris Vargas
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Iris Vargas
Data Analysis Techdegree Student 1,721 Points

Why am I receiving an Assertion Error? The error explains that '* Asia is not found in.. (lists the continents)'

When I click check work, the AssertionError occurs and tells me "Asia is not found in"... then proceeds to list and repeat the continents in a for loop.

continents.py 
continents = [
    'Asia',
    'South America',
    'North America',
    'Africa',
    'Europe',
    'Antarctica',
    'Australia',
]
# Your code here

for i in continents:
    print(continents)

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

Hey Iris Vargas, you post title has the clue.

The checker is looking for '* Asia'. While 'Asia' may found, the asterisk and space are missing. Add these two characters as a prefix to the continent name printed.

Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!