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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types List cleanup

Posted by Long Manu
Long Manu
Courses Plus Student 253 Points

I need answer

I don't know

lists.py 
messy = [5, 2, 8, 1, 3]
del.messy (8)

1 Answer

Flore W
Flore W
4,744 Points
Flore W
Flore W
4,744 Points

Hi, you are confusing del and remove.

You can either write:

messy = [5,2,8,1,3]
del messy[2]

>>> messy
[5,2,1,3]

Or use remove if you don't know the index of the element you want to delete in your list:

messy = [5,2,8,1,3]
messy.remove(8)

>>>messy
[5,2,1,3]