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messai mahdi
103 PointsPython Deletion from lists
i have to delete the 8 from the list with the Del keyword and it is not passing saying indexerror: list bla bla bla please help me
messy = [5, 2, 8, 1, 3]
del messy[8]
3 Answers
Kurt Maurer
16,725 PointsMessai,
You're really close, remember you have to pass the index of the number you want to delete. In this case 8 is at index 2. Hope this helps!
Hasan Ahmad
6,727 PointsThe del keyword only takes indexes, the .remove() function, however, can take a name such as messy.remove(8)
Jonathan Borteij
866 PointsRemember, all index starts with number 0. In this case the number 8 are 2.
Try out with: del messy[2]