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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Pop

Anthony Grodowski
Anthony Grodowski
4,902 Points
Posted by Anthony Grodowski
Anthony Grodowski
4,902 Points

Challanged myself to complete the challange in a harder way but smth went wrong. Can you tell, what?

The code returns messy_list_2 not in a way I want to (instead of removing not-int items it just changes positions of the items)

Here's my code:

https://w.trhou.se/v55jua39c2 (program2.py file)

TIA <3

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Logic operators can be used to combine complete comparison expressions, but not parts of them. So a correct way to express your test on line 11 would be:

        if messy_list[0] == 1 or messy_list[0] == 2 or messy_list[0] == 3:

You can also do it more compactly without logic using a list and the membership operator ("in") this way:

        if messy_list[0] in [1,2,3]: