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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Manuel Avila
Manuel Avila
2,241 Points
Posted by Manuel Avila
Manuel Avila
2,241 Points

disemvowel

def disemvowel(word): vowel = 'aeiou' mod_word = "" word = word.lower()

for let in word:
    if let not in vowel:
        mod_word += let
return mod_word

code works in regular python IDL 3.6 but keep getting Bummer try again!!!

disemvowel.py 
 def disemvowel(word):
    vowel = 'aeiou'
    mod_word = ""
    words = len(word)

    for let in word:
        if let not in vowel:
            mod_word += let
    return mod_word

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

It can sometimes be easy to misinterpret that code "works" if you're not testing it as thoroughly as the challenge does.

One point to consider is that the function should remove both uppercase and lowercase vowels, but not change any of the remaining letters. So you might include a word like "VOWEL" in your testing, and the result with the vowels removed should be "VWL" (all still upper case).