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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by Owen Wherry
Owen Wherry
1,508 Points

On this code challenge, how do you make it so that the vowels are removed exactly as many times as necessary?

I made sure on my previous attempts to format word using .upper() and create it into a list, but am still struggling on how to remove vowels as many times as there are vowels. Thank you in advance for your help!

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    return word

1 Answer

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

You could convert the word into a list and then use a loop to remove the letters one at a time, and judging from other forum questions that's a popular solution method. Such a solution could contain an inner loop that would use the membership operator ("in") to run as long as the letter(s) are present.

But another strategy is to work with strings directly, and make use of the string "replace" method. It automatically handles every instance of a target letter in one operation.

Owen Wherry
Owen Wherry
1,508 Points

Thanks for the help Steven!