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Jaxon Gonzales
3,562 PointsDisemvowel Not working- I've tried in workspaces but nothing happening
I cannot seem to pass this code challenge. My code seems fine because when I copy and paste it into workspaces it works fine but the code challenge won't accept it. Any help is appreciated!
def disemvowel(word):
words = list(word)
vowels = ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"]
for letter in words:
if letter.lower() in vowels:
words.remove(letter)
words = "".join(word)
return words
1 Answer
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 PointsYou are very close! It's not a good practice to modify the iterable driving the for loop. It causes indexes to get improperly shifted.
Instead, use a copy of words simply by creating a slice: words[:] in the for loop statement
The join argument should be the modified words list instead of the original argument word
Post back if you need more help. Good luck!!
Robert Baucus
3,400 PointsRobert Baucus
3,400 PointsI have had the same problem in the past. My best guess would be to copy and paste your code into an IDE to check that here is not some hidden spaces that are messing you up. I use Notepad ++ and turn on "show spaces", that way I can see all the spaces and tabs that have been typed as a little dot instead of just blank space.
There might be a way to turn on 'show spaces/tabs' within the workspace, I have not tried though.