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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by mi abut
mi abut
Courses Plus Student 317 Points

code challenge : disemvowel problem

I dont understand what is the problem . Would appreciate help :)

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    removed_letters = ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u",",A","E","I","O","U"]
    list_word=word.split()
    for letter in list_word:
        if letter in removed_letters:
            list_word.remove(letter)
    return list_word

2 Answers

Mark Kastelic
Mark Kastelic
8,147 Points
Mark Kastelic
Mark Kastelic
8,147 Points

No need to make the vowel string a list. Use lower() to eliminate the need to include both upper and lower case.

def disemvowel(word):
    new_word = ''
    for letter in word:
        if letter.lower() not in 'aeiou':
            new_word = new_word + letter
    return new_word
ursaminor
ursaminor
11,271 Points
ursaminor
ursaminor
11,271 Points

You can't split a word into characters with split(). You can make a list of characters from a word by using list():

list_word = list(word)

Also, you're returning a list. The challenge says you have to return a word. So you'll have to join the characters back into a string before you return it. 

return ''.join(list_word)

Mark's solution is more elegant, but you have the general idea.