Python program to extract names starting with vowels

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4. Vowel Name Filter

Write a Python program that creates a list of names and uses the filter function to extract names that start with a vowel (A, E, I, O, U).

Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Define a list of names
names = ["Elita", "Vitold", "Audovacar", "Kerensa", "Ramana", "Iolanda", "Landyn"]
print("Original list of names:")
print(names)
# Define a function to check if a name starts with a vowel
def starts_with_vowel(name):
    return name[0].lower() in ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']

# Use the filter function to extract names starting with a vowel
vowel_names = list(filter(starts_with_vowel, names))
print("\nExtract names starting with a vowel:")
# Print the extracted names
print(vowel_names)

Explanation:

In the exercise above -

Start with a list of names called "names".
Define a function called "starts_with_vowel()" that checks if the first letter of a name (converted to lowercase) is in the list of vowels.
Next we use the filter function to filter the names from the names list based on the conditions defined by the "starts_with_vowel()" function.
The filtered names are converted to a list, and we print the extracted names.

Sample Output:

Original list of names:
['Elita', 'Vitold', 'Audovacar', 'Kerensa', 'Ramana', 'Iolanda', 'Landyn']

Extract names starting with a vowel:
['Elita', 'Audovacar', 'Iolanda']

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

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Write a Python program to filter a list of names to extract those that start with a vowel and have at least six characters.

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