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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Conner Williams
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Conner Williams
Courses Plus Student 3,305 Points
Posted by Conner Williams
Conner Williams
Courses Plus Student 3,305 Points

how do you print the continents that start with a?

I cant remember how to do this.

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

1 Answer

Justin Begley
Justin Begley
2,759 Points
Justin Begley
Justin Begley
2,759 Points

Took me a minute on this one too. 

continents = [
    'Asia',
    'South America',
    'North America',
    'Africa',
    'Europe',
    'Antarctica',
    'Australia',
]

for word in continents:
   if word[0]=='A':
       print("*" + ' ' + word)