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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types List cleanup

Posted by Ini Atoyebi
Ini Atoyebi
4,810 Points

I used del messy[2] then del messy [1] to delete the even numbers but it still says I'm not correct. What is missing?

Can someone help with this?

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

3 Answers

Tushar Singh
PLUS
Tushar Singh
Courses Plus Student 8,692 Points
Tushar Singh
Tushar Singh
Courses Plus Student 8,692 Points

It's working for me, may be You did something wrong.sometimes we make silly mistakes(just re-check)

messy = [5, 2, 8, 1, 3]
del messy[2]
del messy[1]
gaetano amoroso
gaetano amoroso
2,993 Points
gaetano amoroso
gaetano amoroso
2,993 Points

really if you delete first messi[2] and then messi [1 ] it works fine but maybe the challenge is other

Please if you want post the text of the challenge maybe I can help you

Ini Atoyebi
Ini Atoyebi
4,810 Points
Ini Atoyebi
Ini Atoyebi
4,810 Points

I just realised what the issue was... I should have removed the space between messy and [2]. When I write del messy[2] instead of del messy [2] (with a space) it works. Thanks!