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Start your free trialMichael Morale
2,702 PointsContinental TAsk 1
I do not fully understand "for" and iterations just yet. Can some one point me in the right direction? Thanks in advance.
continents = [
'Asia',
'South America',
'North America',
'Africa',
'Europe',
'Antarctica',
'Australia',
]
print("continents:")
for ["Asia", "South"] in continents:
print("Asia", "South America")
2 Answers
Cameron S
20,537 PointsPythonβs for
statement iterates over the list, in the order that they appear in the list. For example:
# list of continents
continents = [
'Asia',
'South America',
'North America',
'Africa',
'Europe',
'Antarctica',
'Australia',
]
# Means, for each item in the list of continents,
# print the continent name
for continent in continents:
print(continent)
# output would be:
Asia
South America
North America
Africa
Europe
Antarctica
Australia
For task one, you simply need to iterate through the list of continents and add the "*"
before the continent when you print it (inside the for loop)
Michael Morale
2,702 PointsRight. But this one only wants the first two continents. I can't figure that part out.
Michael Morale
2,702 PointsNever mind, I figured it out. I didn't properly space the asterisk. : D
Cameron S
20,537 PointsTask one isn't asking for only the first two continents. They are just using an example that only shows the first two. Glad you figured it out, I am leaving this comment so others are not confused if they come across your question later on!