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']

Flowchart:

For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to filter a list of names, extracting only those that start with a vowel and end with a consonant.
• Write a Python function that uses the filter function to select names starting with a vowel from a list and then convert the selected names to uppercase.
• Write a Python program that filters out names not starting with a vowel and then sorts the resulting list by the length of each name.
• Write a Python program to filter a list of names to extract those that start with a vowel and have at least six characters.

Python Code Editor:

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