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

Posted by Vishaun Prasad
Vishaun Prasad
Courses Plus Student 227 Points

Help please

Do I just do,

list.remove(['blue']) or list.remove[3] ( 3 for the position of the string in the list)

I AM SO CONFUSED it states, states and I am in a state one of confusion.

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

2 Answers

Tushar Singh
PLUS
Tushar Singh
Courses Plus Student 8,692 Points
Tushar Singh
Tushar Singh
Courses Plus Student 8,692 Points

Just input the values You want to remove.

states = [
    'ACTIVE',
    ['red', 'green', 'blue'],
    'CANCELLED',
    'FINISHED',
    5,
]
states.remove(5)
states.remove(['red', 'green', 'blue'])
Vishaun Prasad
PLUS
Vishaun Prasad
Courses Plus Student 227 Points
Vishaun Prasad
Vishaun Prasad
Courses Plus Student 227 Points

Yeah I got it these issues I am having are mostly due to communicating to server related issues.