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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Agustin Fitipaldi
Agustin Fitipaldi
1,644 Points
Posted by Agustin Fitipaldi
Agustin Fitipaldi
1,644 Points

iv'e run this multiple times through the terminal and it returns exactly what the challenge asks for... but nope

ran it through python 2 and 3 and it returned and printed the word without the vowels. The challenge says I can figure it out anyway I want, clearly not?

disemvowel.py 
word = 'astrophysics'
def disemvowel(word):
    wordlist = list(word)
    for letter in wordlist:
        if letter == 'a' or letter == 'A':
            while True:
                try:
                    wordlist.remove('a')
                except ValueError:
                    break
            while True:
                try:
                    wordlist.remove('A')
                except ValueError:
                    break
        elif letter == 'e' or letter  == 'E':
            while True:
                try:
                    wordlist.remove('e')
                except ValueError:
                    break
            while True:
                try:
                    wordlist.remove('E')
                except ValueError:
                    break
        elif letter == 'i' or letter == 'I':
            while True:
                try:
                    wordlist.remove('i')
                except ValueError:
                    break
            while True:
                try:
                    wordlist.remove('I')
                except ValueError:
                    break
        elif letter == 'o' or letter == 'O':
            while True:
                try:
                    wordlist.remove('o')
                except ValueError:
                    break
            while True:
                try:
                    wordlist.remove('O')
                except ValueError:
                    break
        elif letter == 'u' or letter == 'U':
            while True:
                try:
                    wordlist.remove('u')
                except ValueError:
                    break
            while True:
                try:
                    wordlist.remove('U')
                except ValueError:
                    break
    word = ''.join(wordlist)
    print(word)
    return word

disemvowel(word)

1 Answer

thegeorge
thegeorge
3,393 Points
thegeorge
thegeorge
3,393 Points

I'm unsure on the error you're getting, but you could try this and tell me how it goes?

word = 'astrophysics'
vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']

def disemvowel(word):

    wordlist = []

    # Loop through each character in the string.
    for character in word:
        if not character.lower() in vowels: # If the character is NOT a vowel. (.lower() converts the letter to lowercase)
            wordlist.append(character) # Add to our array

    # No need to print(word) if we're returning it.
    return ''.join(wordlist) # Can return statements in Python

print(disemvowel(word))
Agustin Fitipaldi
Agustin Fitipaldi
1,644 Points
Agustin Fitipaldi
Agustin Fitipaldi
1,644 Points

oh my, hadnt thought at all about this method... tried it out, and it worked! I need to start developing different ways of solving problems, because my current ones are inefficient lol. thanks again!