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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types List cleanup

Posted by marvelousstudent317
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marvelousstudent317
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 1,237 Points

del messy [2] ?

del messy [2] ?

lists.py 
messy = [5, 2, 8, 1, 3]
del messy [2]

2 Answers

john larson
john larson
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john larson
john larson
16,594 Points 
messy = [5, 2, 8, 1, 3]
del messy[2] # remove the number 8 with its index value, which is 2
del messy[1] # remove the number 2 with its index value, which is 1
Zachary Maldonado
Zachary Maldonado
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Zachary Maldonado
Zachary Maldonado
5,895 Points

the number inside the "[]" is the index, not the value. So since 2 is at index 1, that's what you would put in the bracket. Also get rid of the space between the variable and bracket