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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Lists Disemvowel

Abdulkadir Kollere
Abdulkadir Kollere
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Posted by Abdulkadir Kollere
Abdulkadir Kollere
1,723 Points

Try again error

The code gives me the try again message. I cant find anything from my end. Anyone for the rescue please?

disemvowel.py 
def disemvowel(word):
    word_list = list(word)
    index = 0
    while (word_list < len(word_list)):
        if word_list[index] = "a" or word_list[index] = "e" or word_list[index] = "i" or word_list[index] = "o" or word_list[index] = "u":
            del word_list[index]
        elif word_list[index] = "A" or word_list[index] = "E" or word_list[index] = "I" or word_list[index] = "O" or word_list[index] = "U":
            del word_list[index]
        index = index + 1   
    return word

2 Answers

markmneimneh
markmneimneh
14,132 Points
markmneimneh
markmneimneh
14,132 Points

Hello

you should be using == instead of =

if this answers your question, please mark question as answered.

Abdulkadir Kollere
Abdulkadir Kollere
1,723 Points
Abdulkadir Kollere
Abdulkadir Kollere
1,723 Points

Thanks Mark. I think that is part of the issue. I changed that and the error is now 'try again'. I know the logic is correct, but maybe some syntax I cant figure out.

markmneimneh
markmneimneh
14,132 Points
markmneimneh
markmneimneh
14,132 Points

Hello

Please take a look at this code ... please spend some time comparing to what you did. The ket part to realize is how this p2 lines

for letter in word.lower():
        if letter in vowels: 

can replace a lot of the code writing you were doing:

def disemvowel(word):
    new_word = word
    vowels = ('a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u')
    for letter in word.lower():
        if letter in vowels:
            new_word = new_word.replace(letter, "")
    return new_word

print(disemvowel("abcdefghijklmopqrst"))

run the example with different strings using a conole or IDE

thanks

Abdulkadir Kollere
Abdulkadir Kollere
1,723 Points
Abdulkadir Kollere
Abdulkadir Kollere
1,723 Points

Hi! I am still stuck in this step. I tried the below code in the workspaces and it was bringing out the right result but in here it gives an error: 'got back the letters I wasn't expecting.

def disemvowel(word): vowels = ['a', 'e', 'i', 'o', 'u'] new = list(word.lower()) for letter in new: if letter in vowels: word = new.remove(letter) return word

Any assistance will be appreciated.