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

Posted by David c
David c
Courses Plus Student 27,988 Points

why not working

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lists.py 
states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    ['red', 'green', 'blue'],
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
]
states.remove('blue')
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Can you provide at least a question? Thx. This way the Community can understand about what's your problem.

Not to be mean :smile:

Good luck!

~Alex

David c
David c
Courses Plus Student 27,988 Points

this is what i have input into challenge. But it returns that there is error with code. I cannot see the error in my above code?

2 Answers

Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points
Alexander Davison
Alexander Davison
65,469 Points

Try using

states.remove(['red', 'green', 'blue'])

instead of:

states.remove('blue')

Good luck! ~Alex

David c
David c
Courses Plus Student 27,988 Points

in this challenge i have to remove only blue. In your suggestion yours would delete the entire list. But to pass this challenge i must only delete blue

Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points
Ryan S
Ryan S
27,276 Points

Hi David,

Alex is correct. In the first task it asks you to remove the last item from the states list, which is the number 5. In the second task it asks to you to remove the entire list of colors from the states list. You might be trying to remove the last item from the wrong list.

Good luck.