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

Posted by Marcos Torrico
Marcos Torrico
300 Points

How do I remove the last part?

I tried doing states.remove([5]) and it gives me an error. When I do "states.remove(['red', 'green', 'blue']) it works but it says "5 is still in the list"

lists.py 
states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    ['red', 'green', 'blue'],
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
]

1 Answer

Jerehme Gayle
Jerehme Gayle
5,206 Points
Jerehme Gayle
Jerehme Gayle
5,206 Points

Hello Marcos,

You are on the right path but .remove() removes a given value from the list, not the index so all you need to do is remove the square brackets and your code passes.

states.remove(['red', 'green', 'blue']) works because .remove() is removing the list ['red', 'green', 'blue'] which is in the states list.

how ever the list of 5 --> [5] is not in states... I hope this made a little sense..

states.remove(5)

Happy Coding