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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by ekjot singh
ekjot singh
1,542 Points

why my code is not running? please help!!

i don't know why this is not running

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    for i in word:
        if i.lower() in ['a','e','i','o','u']:
            word.remove(i)
        elif i.upper() in ['A','E','I','O','U']:
            word.remove(i)
    return word
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points
Ari Misha
Ari Misha
19,323 Points

Hiya Ekjot! This can be done in few lines and without using lowercases and uppercases. Here is the code(insteading of copying it try to get the logic behind it):

def disemvowel(word):
    v_list = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u', 'A', 'E', 'I', 'O', 'U']
    new_list = []

    for i in word:
         if not i in v_list:
            new_list.append(i)
    return "".join(new_list)

1 Answer

Gustavo Winter
PLUS
Gustavo Winter
Courses Plus Student 27,382 Points
Gustavo Winter
Gustavo Winter
Courses Plus Student 27,382 Points 
def disemvowel(word):
    final_word = ''   
    vogals = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u']
    for letter in word:
        if letter.lower() not in vogals:
            final_word += letter
    return final_word

1 -This work for me.

2 - First you set a empty variable "final_word".

3 - Then you set the vogals.

4 - Check if the letter has the declared "vogals".

5 - add the remaining letter for our empty variable.

6 - and to finish the challange return the variable "final_word".

I hope i have helped.

ekjot singh
ekjot singh
1,542 Points

thank you Gustavo winter