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2,034 PointsHow to only get items starting with "A" , printed out of a list
I was thinking about a while or if statement but i cannot figure out how to write a case to only print out the continents starting with the letter "A".
thanks in advance :D
continents = [
'Asia',
'South America',
'North America',
'Africa',
'Europe',
'Antarctica',
'Australia',
]
for i in continents :
for str("A") in i :
print("* " + i)
1 Answer
Adam N
70,280 PointsThe loop will cycle through each word in the list. Check if the first letter of the current word is an A. If it is, print it.
Let me know if this helps here
Adam N
70,280 PointsAdam N
70,280 Pointsstill need help here?