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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by Gary Anderson
Gary Anderson
235 Points

What's wrong?

Again, I don't know what's the problem, my head is burning right now. :(

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    for letter in word:
        if letter.lower() == "a" or letter.lower() == "e" or letter.lower() == "i" or letter.lower() == "o" or letter.lower() == "u":
            try:
                word.remove(letter)
            except ValueError:
                pass
    return word

1 Answer

Andreas cormack
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Andreas cormack
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,011 Points
Andreas cormack
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Andreas cormack
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,011 Points

Hi Gary

A string does not have a method called remove, or not that i know of. Instead, if a letter is indeed a vowel just do a pass. see example below.

def disemvowel(word):
    tmp = ""
    for letter in word:
        if letter.lower() in "aeiou":
            pass
        else:
            tmp+=letter
    return tmp