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

Posted by Jerry Rhoads
Jerry Rhoads
259 Points

list.remove doesn't follow lesson. What is the name of the list?

This doesn't follow the lesson. What is the name of the list?

lists.py 
states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    ['red', 'green', 'blue'],
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
list.remove(['red','green','blue'])

5 Answers

Alejandro Byrne
Alejandro Byrne
2,562 Points
Alejandro Byrne
Alejandro Byrne
2,562 Points

You're on the right track! You just did list.remove instead of the name of the list, 'states'. So the right thing to do would be states.remove(...), and another thing is that you have to remove the last item, which is 5. Hope that helps, if it doesn't you can tell me. :)

Jerry Rhoads
Jerry Rhoads
259 Points
Jerry Rhoads
Jerry Rhoads
259 Points

I had tried that first and retried --still get a syntax error.

Alejandro Byrne
Alejandro Byrne
2,562 Points
Alejandro Byrne
Alejandro Byrne
2,562 Points

Should be states.remove(5) did it work?

Jerry Rhoads
Jerry Rhoads
259 Points
Jerry Rhoads
Jerry Rhoads
259 Points

ah thanks. Over wrote the ] at the end

Khaled Zahran
PLUS
Khaled Zahran
Courses Plus Student 1,944 Points
Khaled Zahran
Khaled Zahran
Courses Plus Student 1,944 Points

states = [ 'ACTIVE', ['red', 'green', 'blue'], 'CANCELLED', 'FINISHED', 5,]<---- You need a closing bracket here.

states.remove(['red','green','blue'])

Hope this helps.

Jerry Rhoads
Jerry Rhoads
259 Points
Jerry Rhoads
Jerry Rhoads
259 Points

yes! Thanks for your help

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Please provide a "Best Answer" for Alejandro. Thank you. :smile:

~Alex