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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types list.remove()

Tolgay Yilmaz
Tolgay Yilmaz
306 Points
Posted by Tolgay Yilmaz
Tolgay Yilmaz
306 Points

task wants me to remove the last item, which is: '5', but when I type states.remove('5'): don't change states directly.

task wants me to remove the last item, which is: '5', but when I type states.remove('5'), It is prompted I shouldn't directly change the variable: states. then I tried to assign remove operation to states variable back, that also wouldn't work.

thing is, it works on the console interpreter just fine.

lists.py 
states = ['ACTIVE', ['red', 'green', 'blue'], 'CANCELLED', 'FINISHED', '5']

states = states.remove('5')

2 Answers

Jennifer Nordell
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You've told it to remove the the string '5' which doesn't exist. The 5 in there is an integer. Just drop the quotes and you should have it. Take a look here:

states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    ['red', 'green', 'blue'],
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
]

states.remove(5)
Tolgay Yilmaz
Tolgay Yilmaz
306 Points
Tolgay Yilmaz
Tolgay Yilmaz
306 Points

Thank you, it worked of course :)