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Python Python Collections (Retired) Lists Redux Manipulating Lists

Peter Byriel
Peter Byriel
9,643 Points

Why is extend not working with range() here?

the_list.extend(range(1, 21))

  • works fine in python in terminal, but not here?

I think it's including other elements like 1,2,3 in the_list. So it's duplicating instead of extending elements 4 to 20.

try

the_list.extend(range(4, 21))

16 Answers

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

OK, let's step through it.

  • Step 0: the_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]
  • Step 1: the_list.insert(0, the_list.pop(3)) the_list is now [1, "a", 2, 3, False, [1, 2, 3]]
  • Step 2:
the_list.remove('a')
the_list.remove(False)
the_list.remove([1, 2, 3])

the_list is now [1, 2, 3]

  • Step 3: Make the_list have all of the numbers from 1 to 20.

I'll leave the rest to you.

Here's what I came up with

the_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]

# Your code goes below here
the_list.pop(3)
the_list.insert(0, 1)
the_list.remove([1, 2, 3])
del the_list[1]
del the_list[3]

the_list.extend(range(4,21))

Quite a mental approach I must say, but it works!

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

It'll .extend() the list with the range() just fine. The problem is the contents of your the_list before and after the .extend(). It should be 1-20 with each number only appearing once...what do you have?

Peter Byriel
Peter Byriel
9,643 Points

Ah, get it now!

Suggestion: Rephrase the text to "Make the list contain ONLY the numbers 1 to 20 using extend()" That would make it much clearer that it's not just a matter of making the list contain the numbers (which extend(1, 21) does), but of making sure 1-20 is all it contains.

Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Done. Hopefully that helps future students get through it more smoothly.

the_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]
the_list.insert(0, the_list.pop(3))  # the_list is now [1, "a", 2, 3, False, [1, 2, 3]]
the_list.remove('a')
the_list.remove(False)
the_list.remove([1, 2, 3])
the_list.extend(range(4,21))

these are my codes why its not working? i had already 1 2 3 in my list so i just add the rest

Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

I just tried it and it passed for me. Are you getting an error message that you can share?

I was getting an error here as well

the_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]

# Your code goes below here

the_list.insert(0, the_list.pop(3))

list=[5, 4, 1]

for numbers in list:
  del the_list[numbers]

the_list.extend(range(4,21))
print(the_list)
Error: Traceback (most recent call last): File "4fd7aca7-edd9-4f26-bb1e-8f7ba011333e.py", line 105, in """) File "", line 2, in TypeError: 'list' object is not callable

I tested the script in workspace and it works fine for me.

Anthony Attard
Anthony Attard
43,915 Points

You can just reset the list right before adding the numbers.

the_list = []
the_list.extend(range(1, 21))
Peter Byriel
Peter Byriel
9,643 Points

''' x = the_list.pop(3) the_list.insert(0,x) del the_list[1] del the_list[3] del the_list[3] '''

Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Right, so at that point, what is the content of the_list?

Peter Byriel
Peter Byriel
9,643 Points

Will need to work that out - but the code passed the prior assignment so I didn't think much about that :-)

Peter Byriel
Peter Byriel
9,643 Points

This doesn't work either - so I'm thinking it's a bug?

x = the_list.pop(3)

the_list.insert(0,x)

the_list.remove("a")

the_list.remove(False)

the_list.remove([1, 2, 3])

the_list.extend(range(1,21))
Tony McCabe
Tony McCabe
4,889 Points

MUZ140330 Simbarashe Chibgwe is correct. it worked for me when I placed my code where it say's # Your code goes below here:

Richard Boag
Richard Boag
5,547 Points

How do you post your code so it looks like that? I tried the ''' method from the markdown cheatsheet, but it doesn't work. Any tips? My code looks exactly like you guys' but it's saying Task 1 is no longer passing.

Here's my code:

the_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]

# Your code goes below here
the_list.insert(0, the_list.pop(3))
the_list.remove("a")
the_list.remove(False)
the_list.remove([1, 2, 3])
the_list.extend(range(4:21))
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

You need to use three backticks (on a US keyboard, they're to the left of the 1) to get the code block. You can follow it with a language name to get syntax highlighting.

As for why your code isn't working, you need a comma in your range() call, not a colon.

Is there no way to remove all items in one step? E.g. the_list.remove("a", False, [1, 2 ,3])??

Jonathon Mohon
Jonathon Mohon
3,165 Points

I used a list comprehension to do it like this:

the_list = [int(x) for x in the_list if str(x).isdigit()]

The int(x) is referring to the list item and I am casting it to an integer. For x is the iterator, in the_list is what its iterating through and the test condition is the if str(x) which is the current list item is a digit or not. If false it is not reassigned to the new list, if true it is. So this builds a new list and filters out all non numbers.

I had to use str(x) in the condition because isdigit is a string method. I used the int(x) in the start so that if there was a number being represented as a string: '2' it wouldn't be placed in the new list as a string.

I have been hanging out here: https://discord.gg/d39VM asking questions about Python and getting help.

Joshua Howard
Joshua Howard
12,798 Points

Hi Guys,

I actually figured this out by creating another list. There are better ways to do this, but it was get you past the test.

the_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]
the_list2 = [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20]
# Your code goes below here

p = the_list.pop(3)

s = the_list.insert(0, p)

the_list.remove("a")
the_list.remove(False)
the_list.remove([1, 2, 3])

the_list.extend(the_list2)
Jamal Scott
Jamal Scott
9,656 Points
the_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]
index = the_list.pop(3)
the_list.insert(0, index)
the_list.remove("a")
del the_list[3]
del the_list[3]
print (the_list)
#checks and loops until the last number in the list reaches 20 
while the_list[-1] != 20:
    #add 1 to the last number in the list every time it loops and append it to the_list
    the_list.append(the_list[-1] + 1)
    print (the_list)

if anyone needs help this is the solution, but be sure to read through and understand

the_list = ["a", 2, 3, 1, False, [1, 2, 3]]

Your code goes below here

the_list.insert(0, the_list.pop(3))

the_list.remove("a") the_list.remove(False) the_list.remove([1,2,3])

the_list.extend(range(3, 21))