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Python Python Collections (Retired) Lists Redux Disemvoweled

Julia Gron
Julia Gron
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Posted by Julia Gron
Julia Gron
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unsure why my script isn't working, can anyone take a look?

word_list = ["lama", "lama", "lama"] vowels = list('aeiou') output=[]

for word in word_list: for vowel in vowels: while True: try: word_list.remove(vowel) except: break output.append(''.join(word_list))

print(word_list)

3 Answers

Martin Cornejo Saavedra
Martin Cornejo Saavedra
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Martin Cornejo Saavedra
Martin Cornejo Saavedra
18,132 Points

I did this, I hope this helps:

word = 'lama'
word_list = list(word)
vowels = 'aeiou'

for letter in word_list[:]:
    if letter in vowels:
        word_list.remove(letter)

print(''.join(word_list))

Next time use codetags, it's easier to read your code. Look on 'Markdown Cheatsheet' for more info.

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my code is slightly longer way 

word_list = ["lama","lama","lama"]

def deVowel(my_word_list):
  new_list=[]
  new_word=""
  for word in my_word_list:
    if "a" in word:
      new_word = word.replace("a","")
    if "e" in word:
      new_word = word.replace("e","")
    if "i" in word:
      new_word = word.replace("i","")
    if "o" in word:
      new_word = word.replace("o","")
    if "u" in word:
      new_word = word.replace("u","") 
    new_list.append(new_word) 
  return new_list  


print("".join(deVowel(word_list)))
Martin Young
Martin Young
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Martin Young
Martin Young
10,329 Points

You're trying to remove vowels from your word list, rather than from each word. I think

      try:
        word_list.remove(vowel)

should actually be

      try:
        word.remove(vowel)

Note that your last line in your block should be 

        output.append(''.join(word))

In the video, Kenneth used 'state_list' to be a list of letters in each state name, rather than a list of states. That may be where you're getting confused.