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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types list.remove()

Posted by chris wilson
chris wilson
745 Points

How do I remove the 5 from this list?

states = [ 'ACTIVE', ['red', 'green', 'blue'], 'CANCELLED', 'FINISHED', 5, ]

lists.py 
states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    ['red', 'green', 'blue'],
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
]

2 Answers

Navalkrushna Allurwar
Navalkrushna Allurwar
3,557 Points

states.remove(5) as remove takes value you can try del states[4]

Vishal Gali
Vishal Gali
5,761 Points
Vishal Gali
Vishal Gali
5,761 Points

you need to make two seperate lines of code for [red, blue ,green] and 5