Python - List problem

TallOne123 · December 23, 2015

Implement a program that requests a list of student names from the user and prints those names that start with letters A through M.

My code:

nameInput = input("Enter a list of names: ").split() def name_order(l:list):    '''Prints names starting with letters A through M'''    for i in l:        for n in i:            if n[0] in 'abcdefghijklmABCDEFGHIJKLM':                print(i)    return name_order(nameInput)

My output:

Enter a list of names: Ellie Steve Sam Owen Gavin

Ellie

Ellie

Ellie

Ellie

Ellie

Steve

Steve

Sam

Sam

Owen

Gavin

Gavin

Gavin

The correct output:

>>> Enter list: ['Ellie', 'Steve', 'Sam', 'Owen', 'Gavin']

Ellie

Gavin

I'm wondering why my program keeps on repeating names multiple times, and why it doesn't skip any names that are not between A through M?

fizzlesticks · December 23, 2015

You're looping through letters not words.

EpicAdom · December 23, 2015

Implement a program that requests a list of student names from the user and prints those names that start with letters A through M.

My code:
nameInput = input("Enter a list of names: ").split() def name_order(l:list):    '''Prints names starting with letters A through M'''    for i in l:        for n in i:            if n[0] in 'abcdefghijklmABCDEFGHIJKLM':                print(i)    return name_order(nameInput)
My output:

Enter a list of names: Ellie Steve Sam Owen Gavin

Ellie

Ellie

Ellie

Ellie

Ellie

Steve

Steve

Sam

Sam

Owen

Gavin

Gavin

Gavin