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

Posted by Jacquelyn Somach
Jacquelyn Somach
890 Points

.remove

trying to remove last item on the list- seems last item would be 5 but cannot seem to remove it as it keeps saying variable x not there states.remove(5) not correct?

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

2 Answers

David Evans
David Evans
10,490 Points
David Evans
David Evans
10,490 Points

Hi Jacquelyn,

Why are you redeclaring the states array on line 8?

The error message is being thrown because you have .remove(5) on the end of that array declaration.

Remove the following from your code and it should work:

states = ["ACTIVE", 
          ["red", "green", "blue"], 
           "CANCELLED", 
           "FINISHED",].remove(5)
debasis nath
debasis nath
11,650 Points

Right! And you also need to remove these two following lines just to pass the task

states.remove[('blue')] 
states.remove[('FINISHED')]
"""these above lines will through a type error I guess """
Jacquelyn Somach
Jacquelyn Somach
890 Points

Thank you!

Jacquelyn Somach
Jacquelyn Somach
890 Points
Jacquelyn Somach
Jacquelyn Somach
890 Points

Got it - thank you!