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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by Alwen Nyikadzanzwa
Alwen Nyikadzanzwa
1,541 Points

how do I remove vowels since I don't know the indexes of the word to be place d in the function?

how do I remove the vowels from the input word

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
   a = word.lower()
   for letter in a:
        if letter == "a":
            a.remove("a")
        elif letter == ("e"):
            a.remove("e")
        elif letter == ("i"):
            a.remove("i")
        elif letter == ("o"):
            a.remove("o")
        elif letter == ("u"):
            a.remove("u")
        return word

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

The "remove" function doesn't need an index, but it also does not work on strings. You would need to convert the string to a list to use it, then convert it back later.

But there are other methods that do work on strings that also don't need an index, such as "replace".

But however you go, be aware that modifying an iterable inside the loop it is controlling can cause items to be skipped over. You might want to iterate using a copy of the iterable.