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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by youssef moustahib
youssef moustahib
2,303 Points

What is wrong with my code? Python

"OK, I need you to finish writing a function for me. The function disemvowel takes a single word as a parameter and then returns that word at the end. I need you to make it so, inside of the function, all of the vowels ("a", "e", "i", "o", and "u") are removed from the word. Solve this however you want, it's totally up to you!"

I don't understand what I am doing wrong. I've made the vowels variable, i turned word into a list, I then changed word further by lowercasing everything inside.

my for loop looks ok and I turned word back into a string... HELP!!

Thanks

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']
    word = list(word)
    word = word.lower()
    for letter in word:
        if letter in vowels:
            word.remove(letter)



    return ''.join(word)
Garett Haight
Garett Haight
16,632 Points

You need to call word.lower() before turning it into a list.

youssef moustahib
youssef moustahib
2,303 Points

Hi Garett,

That still doesn't work

Garett Haight
Garett Haight
16,632 Points

Works fine when I run it: https://repl.it/I2dq/0

youssef moustahib
youssef moustahib
2,303 Points

Hi Garett

On your link, when I run the code with the string argument("aeiou") I get back "eo"

Garett Haight
Garett Haight
16,632 Points

Oh, I see the problem. You're running for loop over word while resizing the word, which causes some letters to be skipped.

Check this updated link for a working version: https://repl.it/I2dq/1

youssef moustahib
youssef moustahib
2,303 Points

Hi Garett,

Your code is still returning vowels

Garett Haight
Garett Haight
16,632 Points

Looks like I saved the wrong version.

https://repl.it/I2dq/3