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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by Tiago Ramos
Tiago Ramos
2,380 Points

I'm not getting to the logic

Please somebody help me. This is my 3rd trial at this task. Can somebody please show me how you solve it? I tried a lot but it didn't work...

Thank you very much

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    word_list = word.list()
    vowels = ["a", "e", "i", "o", "u"]

    letter = #iterating letters in word list

    for letter in vowels:
        word_list.remove(vowels)

    word = word_list.str()

    return word

2 Answers

Andrew Gursky
Andrew Gursky
12,576 Points
Andrew Gursky
Andrew Gursky
12,576 Points 
for letter in vowels
    word_list.remove(vowels)

is not the correct use of for in. for in is a way to go through individual items in a group of items.

You want to reference letter in there not vowels. letter is the item in the group, vowels is the entire group at the same time.

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

Logically, it looks like you have the right idea.

But you have a few syntax issues:

  • strings don't have a list method, but you can create a list using "list(string)"
  • remove only takes one item away, but the word may have more than one of the same vowel
  • you need to remove both upper-case and lower-case vowels
  • part of your comment is on the wrong side of the "#" symbol
  • lists don't have a str method, but you can create a string using "separator_string.join(list)"