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

nicholas Christie
nicholas Christie
433 Points
Posted by nicholas Christie
nicholas Christie
433 Points

It says states is not defined when states was already given a value. What did i do wrong?

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

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

1 Answer

AJ Salmon
AJ Salmon
5,675 Points
AJ Salmon
AJ Salmon
5,675 Points

The challenge is asking you to remove the last item from the list states, not the list of colors inside of that list, so you need to remove the number 5. Also, make sure when you write the code to remove it, you're doing it outside of the brackets! It needs to be its own line of code.

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

Hope this helps :)