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

Posted by Frank Formica
Frank Formica
3,595 Points

I can't past the first task

What else can I do? Except maybe put it closer to the list but I wound up with the same result.

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

]

states.remove (5)

2 Answers

Patrick Bluth
Patrick Bluth
13,285 Points
Patrick Bluth
Patrick Bluth
13,285 Points

Hi Frank,

This is not going to work because you have physically removed 5 from the array. states.remove(5) will fail if there is no value of 5 in the array. You must leave the array as it was, and follow it with a states.remove(5) command

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

states.remove(5)

That code is exactly what I entered, which passes the challenge. If you copy and paste that code block exactly into your challenge you should pass.

Frank Formica
Frank Formica
3,595 Points
Frank Formica
Frank Formica
3,595 Points

Thank you so much and I appreciate you patience. When I completed both tasks I was like "Ohhh"! not realizing the random bracket on the bottom was actually the list itself.