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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by Tendai Ngaza
Tendai Ngaza
877 Points

well i need help with my disemvowel.py code

i have written my code but i am not sure how best to correct my code

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    return word
vowel = ('a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u')
if vowel.lower:
    try disemvowel.remove('a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u')
    return word
else vowel.upper:
    disemvowel.remove('a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u')
    return word

1 Answer

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi there,

I did this in a different way. But bear with me - it might help you out.

I started the method by declaring a list of vowels, just like you have. I also created a new variable, I called it output, to store the letters in I want to return after the method completes.

I then looped through the parameter, word. I used a for/in loop, like this:

for letter in word:
    # do something with letter

So, the variable letter holds each letter in word in turn as the loop iterates.

I then checked to see if the letter was not in the list of vowels. If it wasn't, add it to output That way, I'm creating a set of letters that aren't vowels. (I checked the lower case version of letter too).

Once the loop finished, I returned output.

Have a go at that - see what you think.

Steve.