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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Enzie Riddle
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Enzie Riddle
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.remove

Here's the question:

OK, I need you to finish writing a function for me. The function disemvowel takes a single word as a parameter and then returns that word at the end. I need you to make it so, inside of the function, all of the vowels ("a", "e", "i", "o", and "u") are removed from the word. Solve this however you want, it's totally up to you! Oh, be sure to look for both uppercase and lowercase vowels!

What am I doing wrong, and what is the most efficient way to write this code? PLEASE explain in a way that is easy to understand; I am new to this! Thanks.

disemvowel.py 
try:
    while True:
        def disemvowel(word):
            vowels = ["a", "A", "e", "E", "i", "I", "o", "O", "u", "U"]
            word.remove(vowels)
            return word

2 Answers

Mohammad Usman
Mohammad Usman
5,969 Points
Mohammad Usman
Mohammad Usman
5,969 Points

Like Steven Parker said , it'll be easier to use ".replace" instead of ".remove". This was my solution to the challange

def disemvowel(word):
    vowels = "aeiouAEIOU"
    new_word = []

    for letter in word:
        if letter not in vowels:
            new_word.append(letter)

    new_word = ''.join(new_word)
    return new_word
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

Mohammad Usman — It may help to create a better learning experience for the student to give hints or talk about your solution rather than give an explicit code answer for the challenge.

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

You'll most likely need a loop.

The remove function doesn't take a list (unless you're trying to remove a list from inside a list), so you'll probably want a loop to step through the vowels and remove them one at a time.

It also only removes the first item it finds that matches, so you should account for words that may have more than one of the same letter.

Also, I think remove only works on lists, but you could convert your word into a list and then back again when you're done. Or did you mean to use "replace"?