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Ryan Merritt
5,789 PointsPython Collections - Lists Redux: Removing List Items Quiz
Here's the problem:
my_list = [1,2,3,4]
I want to delete the 4 from my my_list using del.
_______________ my_list[ _____________ ]
The underscores signify answer fields. My goal is to submit
del(my_list[my_list.index(4)])
but I cannot add the closing parenthesis for the del function. Is there another syntax that I am missing? Thanks!
2 Answers
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherWhy are you looking up the index? You can see the list. Just delete that index.
emmettfunston
10,989 Pointsmy_list = [1, 4, 2, 3] I want to delete the 4 my from my_list using del.
This has no answer
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherIt totally has an answer. You delete items from a list using del by using the index. What index is the 4 at?
Ryan Merritt
5,789 PointsRyan Merritt
5,789 PointsYes of course! So with the fill-in-the-blank style questions, there is no need to use parenthesis? Thanks
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherKenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherIt'll depend on the question. On this one, I just wanted to make sure you could count indexes correctly and use the
delkeyword with a list.