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Python Introducing Lists Using Lists Continental

Posted by Saugat Mukherjee
Saugat Mukherjee
3,272 Points

What am I missing now ?

Please help here as the system is saying they found south america here but i can't see it there??

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

for x in continents:
      if x[0] == "A":
            print (x)
      else:
            continue

1 Answer

Zimri Leijen
Zimri Leijen
11,835 Points
Zimri Leijen
Zimri Leijen
11,835 Points

With the initials they don't only mean the first letter, but the first letter in each word. So North America and South America count because of the second word (America)