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Ranko Milic
Courses Plus Student 1,768 PointsWhat's wrong with the "del messy" exercise?
Task is to delete even numbers from the list messy=[5, 2, 8, 1, 3]. I use the code:
messy = [5, 2, 8, 1, 3]
del messy[1]
del messy[-3]
The test responds with "Bummer! Did you use 'del' "? Of course I used it, and when applied in python shell, it is all OK... no even numbers any more...
And there is no spacing issue as someone has explained to other users experiencing similar situations... Anyway, in the python shell, with or without space among the list name and the argument, the del works in the same way.
Thanks for clarification...
2 Answers
Gerald Wells
12,763 PointsIt works just fine,
del messy[2] #gets rid of the 8, Task #1
del messy[1] #gets rid of the 2, Task #2
Ranko Milic
Courses Plus Student 1,768 PointsThanks Gerald, but it is just another way of removing members from the list... My way is fine as well, but it seems that the system recognizes only one sequence of deleting items... :-( Thanks, anyway, for your fast and kind help... Because of you, I was able to pass the test :-)
Gerald Wells
12,763 PointsI agree you answer is correct, however the challenges can be very selective in what they accept.