my_list=[1. 4, 2, 3] i want to delete the 4 my from my_list using del.

I know nothing about Python, but are you supposed to have a period or comma after the 1?

Hi Ephraim,

When using del you have to specify the index of the value you want to remove.

Example:

del some_list[5] # This would remove the value that is at index 5 from some_list

The delete function using square [] brackets looks at the placement of the number. The 4 is located at index 1.

# my_list = [1, 4, 2, 3]

del my_list[1] 

I would go with what Ted Sumner said.

i.e. If you are deleting, it chooses what to delete by index, the 1. (period aka dot) in the list [1. 2, 3, 4] is likely going to mess up the count for the indexing.

Stat by fixing that... to a comma... then...

as Jason Anello said, you then have to direct it to the 4 in your del, remember, count or items starts at 0

note: edited it remove answer, which was off anyway

Another thing that you might find is that the first and second number may be ignored because it might be read as a decimal rather than two distinct values. I think that Ted Sumner's response is correct as well.

There is a problem with typos in a question that requires exact syntax.

A quick search came up this this answer, although I still know nothing about python:

del my_list[1] This deletes the from the index position

or

del my_list(4) This deletes the value.

See this stackoverflow.com answer.