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

johnworg
johnworg
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Posted by johnworg
johnworg
1,280 Points

Removing in Python

What is the difference between

states.remove(5) states.remove([5])

When doing this challenge(List removal), it looked like the list was written in brackets but didn't seem to require them to remove...does anyone know why?

1 Answer

jacinator
jacinator
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jacinator
jacinator
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states.remove(5) tells Python to remove the first instance of the value 5 from the list states. states.remove([5]) tells it to remove the first sublist of [5] from the list states. I don't think that it would affect the behaviour of your code, it's just a syntax difference.