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

Posted by or porat
or porat
684 Points

cant pass this quetstion..

hey! its ask me to use the '.remove()' to remove the last item for the list. i tried to do to for 'blue' and 'FINISHED' and '5' but they all wrong. what should i do? thanx!

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

3 Answers

Michael Guay
Michael Guay
5,297 Points

For the second part of the challenge you'll want to use the same method as the first, but instead of removing the 5, we are removing the entire list. Try this:

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

michael you are the best! thanx!

Michael Guay
Michael Guay
5,297 Points
Michael Guay
Michael Guay
5,297 Points

You are going to want to remove the last item in the list, which is the integer 5. Try this code out, it worked for me - 

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

thats worked but why the 'states'?

Michael Guay
Michael Guay
5,297 Points

We are saying states.remove() because we need to tell the remove method which list to remove items from, in this case it is the states list.

or porat
or porat
684 Points
or porat
or porat
684 Points

its happend in the second task agine. its ask me to remove the secong item but still its doesnt worked also with the 'states.remove()'