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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by Ali Dahud
Ali Dahud
3,459 Points

what's wrong with my code?

whats wrong with it?

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    vowels=("a", "e", "i", "o", "u","A","E","I","O","U")
    _word=list(word)
    for letters in _word:
        if vowels in _word:
            _word.remove(vowels)
    return word

6 Answers

Mathieu Bosmans
Mathieu Bosmans
4,491 Points
Mathieu Bosmans
Mathieu Bosmans
4,491 Points

You need to insert this :

for vowel in vowels:
    if vowel in _word:

And then you will compare to each vowel and not to the entire list of vowels.

Adam Sommer
Adam Sommer
62,470 Points
Adam Sommer
Adam Sommer
62,470 Points

Try moving the _word.remove under the if statement.

Mathieu Bosmans
Mathieu Bosmans
4,491 Points
Mathieu Bosmans
Mathieu Bosmans
4,491 Points

Before the if statement, you need to loop into the vowels list. Because in the if statement you compare a letter with the all list.

Ali Dahud
Ali Dahud
3,459 Points
Ali Dahud
Ali Dahud
3,459 Points

wow I don't understand both your answers....

Adam Sommer
Adam Sommer
62,470 Points
Adam Sommer
Adam Sommer
62,470 Points

Mathieu Bosmans is right it's better to loop through the vowels than to loop through the _word list.

Ali Dahud
Ali Dahud
3,459 Points
Ali Dahud
Ali Dahud
3,459 Points

but it's still skipping letters :(