Python3 : Beginner - Loops

Question

Hi - first of all, excuse my english : i'm french !
And also a beginner in python3

I have an exercise :
1 - make a list of people (first name + last name)
2 - ask for a random letter
3 - if the random letter equals the first letter of the first name, the guy wins. And it can be two or more winners

1 - Here's my list :
studentList = [
"Edmond Prochain",
"Sam Démange",
"Sandra Nicouette",
"Jordy Nateur",
"Emmy Sphère",
]

2 - here's how I call the random letter :
import string
string.ascii_uppercase
import random
my_letter = random.choice(string.ascii_uppercase)

3 ... that's the most important part and I'm confused ... I was considering doing a "for" + "if" but i can't find how to code : "if the random letter equals the first letter of the first name : return the list of the winner(s)"

I'm not asking for all the solution, just some help

Thanks a lot !

Answer 1

There's a function for strings i.e .startswith() which you can use.

Below code searches in complete list for random character.

for name in studentList:
if name.startswith(my_letter):
print(name)

Answer 2

Thank you so much !!!!