py_data_structures.py

states = [
    "AL",
    "AK",
    "AZ",
    "AR",
    "CA",
    "CO",
    "CT",
    "DE",
    "FL",
    "GA",
    "HI",
    "ID",
    "IL",
    "IN",
    "IA",
    "KS",
    "KY",
    "LA",
    "ME",
    "MD",
    "MA",
    "MI",
    "MN",
    "MS",
    "MO",
    "MT",
    "NE",
    "NV",
    "NH",
    "NJ",
    "NM",
    "NY",
    "NC",
    "ND",
    "OH",
    "OK",
    "OR",
    "PA",
    "RI",
    "SC",
    "SD",
    "TN",
    "TX",
    "UT",
    "VT",
    "VA",
    "WA",
    "WV",
    "WI",
    "WY",
]


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def find_states_with_start_value(start_value):
    indexes = []
    [
        indexes.append(index)
        for index, value in enumerate(states)
        if start_value == value[0]
    ]
    start_value_list = []
    [start_value_list.append(states[index]) for index in indexes]
    return start_value_list


M_list = find_states_with_start_value("M")
print(M_list)
W_list = find_states_with_start_value("W")
print(W_list)
V_list = find_states_with_start_value("V")
print(V_list)