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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

huyen nguyen
huyen nguyen
850 Points
Posted by huyen nguyen
huyen nguyen
850 Points

Help me with my code

what's missing in my code

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    x=word.lower()
    word_list=list(x)
    z=["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"]
    for i in word_list:
        if i in z:
            new= word_list.remove(i)
        return str(new)

2 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,456 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,456 Points

Hi there!

I just answered a question very similar to this.

Can you check it out here? Can't work out why my disemvowel function won't work

huyen nguyen
huyen nguyen
850 Points
huyen nguyen
huyen nguyen
850 Points

I tried to copy and paste your code but it didn't work. How weird!

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,456 Points

Did you read the other answers?

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,456 Points

Here's the passing code:

def disemvowel(word):
     result = ''
     for letter in word:
         if letter.lower() not in 'aeiou':
             result += letter
    return result

As the other comments show below, my disemvowel function forgot to check both uppercase and lowercase letters. Read the comments below and you'll see :smile:

huyen nguyen
huyen nguyen
850 Points
huyen nguyen
huyen nguyen
850 Points

Hi Alexander, Why don't we need a 'return' command following if command? can we write return result+=letter, instead of adding 'return result' at the last line?

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,456 Points

Actually, we can't. This is the most simple form I can think of (unless you count list comprehensions). :smile: