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Start your free trialDavid Saucedo
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,384 PointsI'm having trouble with the second part of this challenge
The code I have written seems to answer what the question is asking for, but when I submit it, it says it is wrong. Could someone please clarify what is wrong with the code I have written? Thanks!
continents = [
'Asia',
'South America',
'North America',
'Africa',
'Europe',
'Antarctica',
'Australia',
]
# Your code here
for continent in continents:
print('* ' + continent)
for continent in continents:
if "A" in continent[0]:
print(continent)
3 Answers
Antonio De Rose
20,885 Points# almost there, think a little deep
for continent in continents:
if "A" in continent[0]: # how do you check a condition for a value of a string, this line is only error
print(continent)
# if continent[0] == 'A'
janerogers
1,344 PointsHey David! MaryJane here, remember me? I'm on Full stack JS TD. Nice to see you here! small world :)
David Saucedo
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,384 PointsHi Jane, I think you have the wrong David haha. I have only done the Python TD and I just started. Nice to meet you anyway!
janerogers
1,344 PointsYou work at acn?
David Saucedo
Front End Web Development Techdegree Student 2,384 PointsNegative