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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Removing items from a list

Posted by Gregory James
Gregory James
6,537 Points

insert

I don't understand what is going on here. What am I doing wrong?

lists.py 
messy_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]

popped_messy_list.insert(0, 1) = messy_list.pop(1)

1 Answer

Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points
Cheo R
Cheo R
37,150 Points

You're close.

You're going to want to change your code from 

popped_messy_list.insert(0, 1) = messy_list.pop(1)

to 

popped_messy_list.insert(0, messy_list_item_popped_at_particular_index)

Where 0 is where you're inserting the popped item and messy_list_item_popped_at_particular_index is the result of the popped item at the given index.

Gregory James
Gregory James
6,537 Points

oh wow. Thank you!! That helped