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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by Maiia Spivak
Maiia Spivak
3,038 Points

I am stuck with this one!

Could anybody share the script?

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']
    if vowels in word:
        word.remove(vowels)
    else:
        pass
    return word
Maiia Spivak
Maiia Spivak
3,038 Points

One more try:

def disemvowel(word): try: if 'a' in word: word.remove('a') elif 'e' in word: word.remove('e') elif 'i' in word: word.remove('i') elif 'o' in word: word.remove('o') elif 'u' in word: word.remove('u') except ValueError: pass return word

I know, something's missing there..

Maiia Spivak
Maiia Spivak
3,038 Points

Question:

OK, I need you to finish writing a function for me. The function disemvowel takes a single word as a parameter and then returns that word at the end. I need you to make it so, inside of the function, all of the vowels ("a", "e", "i", "o", and "u") are removed from the word. Solve this however you want, it's totally up to you!

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

It looks like you have the basic idea but need to take it a bit farther.

So here's a few hints:

  • the remove method is for lists, a string would need to be converted first
  • the remove method only removes the first occurrence of the specified item
  • you will need a loop if you want to remove every occurence
  • you might also need a loop to test and remove each vowel one at a time
  • you may also need to check for and remove upper-case vowels
  • you don't need to worry about exceptions for this challenge