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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Yan Chan
Yan Chan
1,940 Points
Posted by Yan Chan
Yan Chan
1,940 Points

Not sure what I have done wrong...

Please could you have a look at my codes?

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    vowel=["a","e","i","o","u"]

    for letter in vowel:
        try:
            word.remove(letter)
        except ValueError:
            pass

        try:
            word.remove(letter.upper())
        except ValueError:
            pass

    return word

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,328 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
221,328 Points

You're applying remove to a string, but it's a method for lists.

Also, you'll need to account for words that have more than one of the same vowel, but the remove function only removes the first occurrence.

Perhaps you intended to use replace instead?