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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Dotan Sharaby
Dotan Sharaby
652 Points
Posted by Dotan Sharaby
Dotan Sharaby
652 Points

removing a letter

its seems a lot of people struggle with this.. and i couldn't understand what is wrong with the way i am doing it :S

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    vowels = ["a", "A", "e", "E", "o", "O", "i", "I","u", "U"]
    word_list = list (word)
    for vowel in vowels:
        if vowel in word:
            word_list.remove(vowels)
    return word

1 Answer

Gustavo Winter
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Gustavo Winter
Courses Plus Student 27,382 Points
Gustavo Winter
Gustavo Winter
Courses Plus Student 27,382 Points

Hi Dotan Sharaby

You could check a detailed answer by Steven Park -> here

Like he say on the post, the ".remove()" method is for list not for String.

I hope you find the answer there.

If you don't, please tell me here and i i'll try to help you.