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

Noah Harness
Noah Harness
1,383 Points
Posted by Noah Harness
Noah Harness
1,383 Points

Insert() and pop() on a single line of code

I am having trouble changing the order of this code without running into problems.

PLEASE HELP ME I AM SO SAD THAT I AM HAVING SO MUCH TROUBLE I FEEL LIKE THIS SHOULD BE EASY BUT I AM MAD STRUGGLING

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

# Your code goes below here
messy_list.insert(messy_list.pop(3), 0))

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

You're really close!

But insert takes the index as the first argument, and you have one too may closing parentheses at the end of the line.

messy_list.insert(0, messy_list.pop(3))