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Python Python Collections (Retired) Lists Redux Disemvoweled

Vlad Dyagilev
Vlad Dyagilev
9,625 Points
Posted by Vlad Dyagilev
Vlad Dyagilev
9,625 Points

Why isn't my code working for Demvowling a word?

word = list(input("Which word/s do you want to remove the vowels from? "))
word_index = 0
try:
  for letter in word:
    if letter.index[word_index] == 'a' or 'e' or 'i' or 'o' or 'u':
      word = word.remove(letter)
      word_index += 1
    else:
      word_index += 1

except:
  print("Put in a word")

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Blockquoting code is essential for python, otherwise indentation errors are completely concealed. But a few things that are still noticeable:

  • letter is a single letter but you try to index it
  • you try to subscript an index property
  • you try to do multiple tests by combining just the targets with or (perhaps in would work there)
  • you use a list's elements as a loop counter while you are modifying the list itself

If you edit your post, remember to blockquote your code:

  1. skip a line
  2. enter a line with 3 accents ("backticks") and the language id
  3. then put your code
  4. end with a line having only 3 accents. Like this:

```py

(your code goes here)

```