.ipynb_checkpoints/iterate_ifelse_over_list-checkpoint.ipynb

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     "source": [
      "# Iterate An Ifelse Over A List\n",
      "\n",
      "- **Author:** [Chris Albon](http://www.chrisalbon.com/), [@ChrisAlbon](https://twitter.com/chrisalbon)\n",
      "- **Date:** -\n",
      "- **Repo:** [Python 3 code snippets for data science](https://github.com/chrisalbon/code_py)\n",
      "- **Note:**"
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     "source": [
      "## Create some data"
     ]
    },
    {
     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "word_list = ['Egypt',\n",
      "             'Watching',\n",
      "             'Eleanor']\n",
      "\n",
      "vowels = ['A',\n",
      "          'E',\n",
      "          'I',\n",
      "          'O',\n",
      "          'U']"
     ],
     "language": "python",
     "metadata": {},
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       "stream": "stdout",
       "text": [
        "Is valid\n",
        "Invalid\n",
        "Is valid\n"
       ]
      }
     ],
     "prompt_number": 11
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     "source": [
      "## Create a for loop"
     ]
    },
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     "cell_type": "code",
     "collapsed": false,
     "input": [
      "# for each item in the word_list,\n",
      "for word in word_list:\n",
      "    # if any word starts with e, where e is vowels,\n",
      "    if any([word.startswith(e) for e in vowels]):\n",
      "        # then print is valid,\n",
      "        print('Is valid')\n",
      "    # if not,    \n",
      "    else:\n",
      "        # print invalid\n",
      "        print('Invalid')"
     ],
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        "Is valid\n",
        "Invalid\n",
        "Is valid\n"
       ]
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