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

Noah Harness
Noah Harness
1,383 Points
Posted by Noah Harness
Noah Harness
1,383 Points

Python Flask .remove on lists

"it looks like Task 1 is no longer working" I know how to do all this but I think the treehouse course is requiring some syntax that it didn't teach me.........HELP PLEASE

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

1 Answer

Vidhya Sagar
Vidhya Sagar
1,568 Points
Vidhya Sagar
Vidhya Sagar
1,568 Points

Why are your removing Cancelled ? It's not in the challenge. It has asked you only to remove the list of ['red', 'green', 'blue']. And you need not speicfy 5 within a list like [5] , it means the python compiler will seach within the list , for a list with 5 in it . IF the list has elements like [1,2,3,4,[5]] Then using .remove([5]) is correct . If its a normal list like [1,2,3,4,5] ,then using .remove(5) is enough .Try this.Cheers 

states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    ['red', 'green', 'blue'],
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
]
#for Code Challenge 1:
states.remove(5)
#for Code Challenge 2:
states.remove(['red', 'green', 'blue'])
Noah Harness
Noah Harness
1,383 Points
Noah Harness
Noah Harness
1,383 Points

Yeah I misread it. Not to self. Do not do this right after getting up.