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Luke Shephard Zikuyumo
1,655 Pointscontinents.py
how do i solve this code
continents = [
'Asia',
'South America',
'North America',
'Africa',
'Europe',
'Antarctica',
'Australia',
]
for continent in continents:
if continents[0] = = 'A':
print ("*" + continent)
1 Answer
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Peter Vann
36,426 PointsHi Luke!
You have the right idea (so close)!
3 issues, though:
1) You want continent[0] not continents[0]
2) You need a space after the asterisk
3) You want == not = = (lose the space)
I hope that helps.
Stay safe and happy coding!