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

Posted by Branton Phillips
Branton Phillips
872 Points

Why is this task giving me a SyntaxError whenever I try to remove the last item from the list?

I am getting a Syntax error whenever I try to remove the "5" from the list in the task on the website, however I wrote my own code in the workspaces and I have been able to remove whatever I please from the list. Here is my code that is working:

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

^

in workspaces, this is doing exactly what I'm being ask to do in the task.

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

2 Answers

andren
andren
28,558 Points
andren
andren
28,558 Points

Because you have (accidentally I assume) removed the ] bracket that marks the end of the states array. If you add it back like this:

states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    ['red', 'green', 'blue'],
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
] # <- This was missing from your code
states.remove(5)

Then your code will work.

Branton Phillips
Branton Phillips
872 Points
Branton Phillips
Branton Phillips
872 Points

Thx man