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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Removing items from a list

Posted by Victor Katsande
Victor Katsande
3,094 Points

That task one is no longer passing, again.

HERE IS THE QUESTION FROM THE TASK

Great! Now use .remove() and/or del to remove the string, the boolean, and the list from inside of messy_list. When you're done, messy_list should have only integers in it.

lists.py 
messy_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]

messy_list.pop(3)
messy_list.insert(0, 1)
messy_list.remove("a")
messy_list.remove(False)
messy_list.del(5)

1 Answer

josephr
josephr
18,877 Points
josephr
josephr
18,877 Points

Two problems.

First, the syntax on del is wrong. Second, once you remove the string and the boolean, the list you are trying to move at index 5 is no longer at index 5. This will work:

messy_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]

messy_list.insert(0, messy_list.pop(3))
messy_list.remove("a")
messy_list.remove(False)
del messy_list[3]