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Python: Find the items start with specific character from a given list

Python List: Exercise - 70 with Solution

Write a Python program to find items starting with a specific character from a list.

Sample Solution:-

Python Code:

def test(lst, char):
    result = [i for i in lst if i.startswith(char)]
    return result
text = ["abcd", "abc", "bcd", "bkie", "cder", "cdsw", "sdfsd", "dagfa", "acjd"]
print("\nOriginal list:")
print(text)
char = "a"
print("\nItems start with",char,"from the said list:")
print(test(text, char))
char = "d"
print("\nItems start with",char,"from the said list:")
print(test(text, char))
char = "w"
print("\nItems start with",char,"from the said list:")
print(test(text, char))

Sample Output:

Original list:
['abcd', 'abc', 'bcd', 'bkie', 'cder', 'cdsw', 'sdfsd', 'dagfa', 'acjd']

Items start with a from the said list:
['abcd', 'abc', 'acjd']

Items start with d from the said list:
['dagfa']

Items start with w from the said list:
[]

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