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

Posted by pakuna
pakuna
Courses Plus Student 277 Points

ValueError: list.remove(x): x not in list

active_states = [ 'ACTIVE', 'red', 'green', 'blue', 'CANCELLED', 'FINISHED', 5, ]

active_no_states = [ 'ACTIVE', 'red', 'green', 'blue', 'CANCELLED', 'FINISHED', 5, ] active_no_states.remove(['FINISHED'])

This is giving ValueError:list

lists.py 
active_states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    'red', 'green', 'blue',
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
]

active_no_states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    'red', 'green', 'blue',
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
]
active_no_states.remove(['FINISHED'])

2 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 Points

For the challenge you need to remove from the provided list states. The task want the last item removed. This is the 5.

pakuna
pakuna
Courses Plus Student 277 Points

I tried this way

states = [ 'ACTIVE', 'red', 'green', 'blue', 'CANCELLED', 'FINISHED', 5, ]

states.remove(5)

It is throwing error "Don't change states directly! ", am I doing something wrong?

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,426 Points

It looks like the original value of states has changed. Where is the list that should be the second item: 

states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    ['red', 'green', 'blue'],  # <-- don't edit this line
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
]

states.remove(5)
pakuna
PLUS
pakuna
Courses Plus Student 277 Points
pakuna
pakuna
Courses Plus Student 277 Points

Thanks, I fixed it.