Why does this code not pass?

Question

I can't get why this does not pass. It does the trick, whether I return or print the output, it fails to pass. Why?
```disemvowel.py
vowels = ['a','e','i','o','u']
uppervowels = [letter.upper() for letter in vowels]
def disemvowel(word):
    consos = []
    for letter in word:
        if letter in vowels or letter in uppervowels:
            continue
        else:
            consos.append(letter)
    output = ''.join(consos)
    return output
while True:
    theword = input('> ')
    print disemvowel(theword)
```

Jennifer Nordell · Accepted Answer

Hi there!  Your code is just fine and does, in fact, pass the challenge.  But the problem here is that while you were testing it, you forgot to remove the bottom part:
If I remove this part, your code passes:
```py
while True:
    theword = input('> ')
    print disemvowel(theword)
```
Remember, in these challenges if they don't ask you to call a function yourself, it's best not to do so.  In fact, it's best not to do anything the challenge doesn't explicitly ask for.  Even if functional, it can cause the challenge to fail.
Hope this helps! :sparkles:

Christopher Shaw · Answer

You can also simplify your code as follows:
```python
def disemvowel(word):
    output = ''
    for letter in word:
        if letter.lower() not in vowels:
            output += letter
    return output
```

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Why does this code not pass?

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