[Python] Converting string to Bulleted List in Python

I got the following string while studying Chapter 6: Manipulating Strings in 'Automate the Boring Stuff with Python' by AI Sweigart:

text = '''Lists of animals
Lists of aquarium life
Lists of biologists by author abbreviation
Lists of cultivars'''


I am expected to convert the string to a bulleted list.

I have split the string using new line as the separator, according to the author's guidelines, then append the list into an empty list. Thereafter, I added bullets to the beginning of each item using the following code:

lines = text.split('\n')
textList = []
for x in lines:
textList.append(x)
for y in textList:
newList = '* ' + y
print(newList)


Then the result I got is:

• Lists of cultivars

Which is the last item in the list. Whereas, the author wants the list to appear as follows:

• Lists of animals
• Lists of aquarium life
• Lists of biologists by author abbreviation
• Lists of cultivars

Please I need help on how to achieve this in Python.

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