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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types list.remove()

Tyler Warren
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Tyler Warren
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Posted by Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren
Courses Plus Student 1,033 Points

Don't know how to remove last thing

Don't understand what I'm supposed to do I guess. It's saying what I'm deleting isn't in the list

lists.py 
states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    ['red', 'green', 'blue'],
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
]
Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren
Courses Plus Student 1,033 Points
Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren
Courses Plus Student 1,033 Points

I tried states.remove(5) and that worked just fine in workspace but it says it's wrong here.

1 Answer

Gerald Wells
Gerald Wells
12,763 Points
Gerald Wells
Gerald Wells
12,763 Points

You can treat this as garbage collection.

garbage = states.pop(len(states)-1)  #this will remove the last indexed value
Gerald Wells
Gerald Wells
12,763 Points

or 

states = states[:-1]  #here you need to be aware of variable scope