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

Posted by Shashi Kumar
Shashi Kumar
134 Points

why i am not getting the desired output

messy_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]] messy_list.insert(0,messy_list.pop(3)) for x in messy_list: if x != int(): messy_list.remove(x)

print(messy_list)

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,275 Points

You would need a different method to check the type of a variable. But you don't need to get that fancy. If you just remove the other items individually you can also pass the challenge that way.