Also, comparison is case sensitive. Meaning, 'A' and 'a' are not the same. Hope that helps. :)
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 1:14 PM, Amit Saha <amitsaha...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 3:48 PM, Jacqueline Canales > <jackiexxd...@gmail.com> wrote: >> So I have been trying to do this program using ifs and or loops. >> I am having a hard time solving this question, If you could please assist me >> in the right direction. >> >> Write a program that lists all the composers on the list ['Antheil', >> 'Saint-Saens', 'Beethoven', 'Easdale', 'Nielsen'] whose name starts and ends >> with the same letter (so Nielsen gets lsited, but Antheil doesn't). >> >> I know below it prints the entire list of composers but i dont know how to >> do the program above. I think I am thinking to much into but ive looked at >> all my notes and online resources and having a hard time coming up with >> anything. >> Please help! >> >> composers = ['Antheil', 'Saint-Saens', 'Beethoven', 'Easdale', 'Nielsen'] >> for person in composers: >> print(person) > > So, here you are printing every compose as you rightly state above. > What you now need to do is: > > For each of the composers (`person'), you need to check if the first > letter and the last letter are the same. Here;s a hint: > >>>> s='abba' > > The first letter: > >>>> s[0] > 'a' > > The last letter: > >>>> s[-1] > 'a' > > > If you now compare these, you will know if they are the same and hence > you print him/her. > > Hope that helps. > -Amit. > > > -- > http://echorand.me > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor -- Dharmit Shah www.about.me/dharmit _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
