Welcome to the Treehouse Community
Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.
Looking to learn something new?
Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.
Start your free trial![](https://ecs-static.teamtreehouse.com/assets/views/marketing/shared/community-banner-white-47072046c51352fe6a69f5e691ff5700b28bb11d45197d7bdf066d9ea3f72d0c.webp)
![Hadi Farhat](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/832eeae2603de46fe6cb671959eac3e2?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fecs-static.teamtreehouse.com%2Fassets%2Fcontent%2Fdefault_avatar-445fbbabfc8dc9188fb5967fe43322ee0c3e0dd1e10f378bf8343784af5a13eb.webp&r=pg)
Hadi Farhat
10,678 Pointsuse "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
![Michael Nock](https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/3c1d3953f17ca2998b86e75d5a64b3c8?s=60&d=https%3A%2F%2Fecs-static.teamtreehouse.com%2Fassets%2Fcontent%2Fdefault_avatar-445fbbabfc8dc9188fb5967fe43322ee0c3e0dd1e10f378bf8343784af5a13eb.webp&r=pg)
Michael Nock
Android Development Techdegree Graduate 16,018 PointsHonestly i think the "if item in shopping_list" method looks much cleaner, but i don't know which way is considered best practice.
Loren Pierce
9,318 PointsLoren Pierce
9,318 PointsUsing 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.