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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Marie Spreitzer
Marie Spreitzer
1,268 Points
Posted by Marie Spreitzer
Marie Spreitzer
1,268 Points

Please, someone check my code and help me figure out why it doesn't work!

I know I could have coded it in an easier way but I am still trying to figure out why it doesn't work here.

Thankssss :))

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    list = word.split()
    for letter in list:
        while True:
            try:
                list.remove("aeiouAEIOU")
            except ValueError:
                pass
            break
    word = " ".join(list)
    return word

1 Answer

rainmaker
rainmaker
14,690 Points
rainmaker
rainmaker
14,690 Points

  1. When you split the list in your code, it is not returning a list of letter but a list of words.. so if you were to input "apples" as the word parameter your list variable would be ['apples'].

  2. The list.remove("aeiouAEIOU") only works if the word parameter is equal to "aeiouAEIOU"

def disemvowel(word):
    letter_list = list(word)
    vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u', 'A', 'E', 'I', 'O', 'U']
    for letter in letter_list:
        if letter in vowels:
            letter_list.remove(letter)
    return ''.join(letter_list)