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Tal Ben Shoam
4,458 Pointsbad answer check
I was trying to answer the question using a negative indexer and i got an error
3 Answers
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsYou are correct, in that, del messy[-3] should have worked. It appears that the checker is being super picky and only allowing the exact code del messy[2].
Tagging Kenneth Love to review the grader to allow del messy[-3] as a valid solution.
Tal Ben Shoam
4,458 PointsSure
messy = [5, 2, 8, 1, 3]
i was asked to delete 8 from the list
i was trying: del messy[-3] and it didnt seem to work
i was only able to solve it using del messy[2]
Tal Ben Shoam
4,458 PointsGood idea! Thank you Chris
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsChris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 PointsCan you please post your code (auto-attach not working)? Thanks!