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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Posted by Daniel Airende
Daniel Airende
583 Points

Disemvowel

Hi All

Can anyone figure out why this code isn't passing the test?

I've run the script within a console. And it does as expected - It removed all vowels from the word provided.

Thanks in advance.

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    new_word = list(word.upper())

    vowels = ['A','E','I','O','U']

    for e in vowels:   
        if e in new_word:
            new_word.remove(e)
    word = "".join(new_word)

    return word

2 Answers

Dea Brunner
Dea Brunner
3,076 Points
Dea Brunner
Dea Brunner
3,076 Points

Hi, I think the problem is that you convert the word to uppercase letters. So the returned word is in uppercase, which is the problem.

code the function so that the vowels-list contains lowercase vowels aswell as uppercase

Daniel Airende
Daniel Airende
583 Points
Daniel Airende
Daniel Airende
583 Points

Surely it should still be accepted though. As everything is converted to uppercase before the loop is initiated.

I'll add the lowercase vowels to the list as well then. I just figured it would be more efficient (less key-strokes) to do it like that.