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Python Python Collections (Retired) Lists Redux Manipulating Lists

Posted by Jean Beltre
Jean Beltre
1,181 Points

Challenge Error

I was getting an error here as well

the_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]

# Your code goes below here

the_list.insert(0, the_list.pop(3))

list=[5, 4, 1]

for numbers in list:
  del the_list[numbers]

the_list.extend(range(4,21))

Error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "4fd7aca7-edd9-4f26-bb1e-8f7ba011333e.py", line 105, in """) File "", line 2, in TypeError: 'list' object is not callable

I tested the script in workspace and it works fine for me.

lists.py 
the_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]

# Your code goes below here

the_list.insert(0, the_list.pop(3))

list=[5, 4, 1]

for numbers in list:
  del the_list[numbers]
the_list.extend(range(4,21))

2 Answers

shezazr
shezazr
8,275 Points
shezazr
shezazr
8,275 Points

it is because you have used a keyword list as a variable.. i changed your list variable to new_list and it worked!

Jean Beltre
Jean Beltre
1,181 Points
Jean Beltre
Jean Beltre
1,181 Points

The same exact code works fine in workspace.