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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by kristianemil
kristianemil
4,632 Points

hmmm, removing vowels isn't as easy as you might think.

So I have to remove all vowels from the word and also check for upper/lower case!

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    word.remove("a", "e", "i", "o", "u")
    word.lower(remove("a", "e", "i", "o", "u"))
    word.upper(remove("a", "e", "i", "o", "u"))
    return word
kristianemil
kristianemil
4,632 Points

By the way, thanks for the video Sharla!

2 Answers

Sharla Kew
Sharla Kew
15,356 Points

Get some for loop action in there! Remember that if your word is a string you gotta turn it into a list if you want to change it b/c strings don't put up with that. You can turn it back into a string with the join method. I'm not sure what the exact parameters of the quiz are, but I'd try just making the whole word .lower() at the beginning and solve the case problem that way. Obviously, the vowels you compare against need to be lowercase, too.

here's some pseudocode to get you started:

lowercase word and make it a list

for letter in word:
   if letter is in list/str of vowels:
          remove letter 

rejoin word into string
kristianemil
kristianemil
4,632 Points

oh man, I don't get your pseudocode. --> Total rookie here <-- I believe I've now made the WORD lowercase and into a list... But the 'for letter loop in word:' Yikes, I don't even know man!

Sharla Kew
Sharla Kew
15,356 Points

Here's the vid about loops - https://teamtreehouse.com/library/around-and-around

kristianemil
kristianemil
4,632 Points
kristianemil
kristianemil
4,632 Points

The challenge states:

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! Oh, be sure to look for both uppercase and lowercase vowels!

and gives this to start:

def disemvowel(word): return word