Trying to use else if but its giving me a syntax error what could be the problem.is the solution code correct

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#1 
         QUESTIONS
  1. Create three empty lists called ask_posts , show_posts , and other_posts .
  2. Loop through each row in hn .
  • Assign the title in each row to a variable named title .
    • Because the title column is the second column, you’ll need to get the element at index 1 in each row.
  1. Implement the following steps:
  • If the lowercase version of title starts with ask hn , append the row to ask_posts .
  • Else if the lowercase version of title starts with show hn , append the row to show_posts .
  • Else append to other_posts .
  1. Check the number of posts in ask_posts , show_posts , and other_posts .

THIS IS THE SOLUTION CODE :
ask_posts=
show_posts=
other_posts=

for row in hn:
title = row[1]

if title.lower().starts with ('ask hn')
    ask_posts.append
elif title.lower().starts with ('show hn')
    show_posts.append
else:
    other_posts.append
#2

I do not see your code and text of the error, but from what I see in your post error could come from the fact that startswith() shall be written together.

Link to the official doc.

#3

yes its coming from starts with

#4

this is the error
File “”, line 8
if title.lower().starts with (‘ask hn’)
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

#5

Hmm… How to say it so it would be clear? You have this command written separate, in two words, like this: starts with (...), while it shall be written as one word: startswith(...).

#6

ask_posts=
show_posts=
other_posts=

for row in hn:
title = row[1]

if title.lower().startswith ('ask hn')
    ask_posts.append
elif title.lower().startswith ('show hn')
    show_posts.append
else:
    other_posts.append

File “”, line 8
if title.lower().startswith (‘ask hn’)
^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

#7

still getting the same error

#8

This is because your still have space between method name and parentheses.

DO NOT: if title.lower().startswith ('ask hn')

DO: if title.lower().startswith('ask hn') <- NO SPACE before ( !!!