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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Removing Items From A List

Hadi Farhat
Hadi Farhat
10,678 Points
Posted by Hadi Farhat
Hadi Farhat
10,678 Points

use "if item in shopping_list" instead of "try except" ...

What is the difference between my code

def remove_item_from_list():
    item_to_be_removed = input("What do you want to remove?\n> ")
    if item_to_be_removed in shopping_list:
        shopping_list.remove(item_to_be_removed)
    else:
        print("{} is not in your list".format(item_to_be_removed))

and your code which uses try and except method

Loren Pierce
Loren Pierce
9,318 Points

Using a simple condition statement (your code) would not raise an error. Using the try and except method does. This is more important when you can have errors that crash your program if not caught and handled by the try/except block.