Weird bug(?) in disemvowel

Question

I think this code is supposed to work, but it's not accepted (and no indication about the possible error, just a plain "bummer"). I just can't figure out what the problem could be. 
Now, here's the funny thing: if I simply return the word_lst, without converting it back to a string, then it accepts the solution.
python
def disemvowel(word):    
    word_lst = list(word)
    for vowel in "aeiou":
        while True:
            try:
                word_lst.remove(vowel)
            except ValueError:
                break
    # return word_lst is accepted, but this throws an error    
    return "".join(word_lst)

This version (returning a string) is also accepted, just as expected:
python
def disemvowel(word):
    output_string = ""
    for character in word:
        if character not in "aeiou":
            output_string += character
    return output_string

William Li · Accepted Answer

yep, this particular code challenge is buggy, We've reported the issue to TTH support, hopefully it'll get fixed soon.
For what's worth, the coolest thing of all is that, As of now, You can pass the code challenge without writing or changing a single line of code, just press the check work button and you're passed. Credited to @Jennifer Nordell (https://teamtreehouse.com/jennifernordell) for the finding.

Peter Trefren · Answer

It looks like the input test word has uppercase vowels in it.

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Weird bug(?) in disemvowel

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