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Python Python Basics (2015) Python Data Types List cleanup

Denis Ts
Denis Ts
2,751 Points
Posted by Denis Ts
Denis Ts
2,751 Points

HI what can be wrong here I have tried to delete "2" with [1] and also [-3] still not successfully

i have to remove even numbers from list in previous task i have removed "8" by del messy[2] now im trying to delete "2" but without success used del messy[1] and del messy[-3]

can someone please suggest ?

lists.py 
messy = [5, 2, 8, 1, 3]
del messy[-3]
jp28
jp28
3,413 Points

Hey here i got the code that I used for that task:

messy = [5, 2, 8, 1, 3] del messy[2] del messy[1]

it worked for me:) Hope I helped

1 Answer

Denis Ts
Denis Ts
2,751 Points
Denis Ts
Denis Ts
2,751 Points

HI Nicolas

yes , you are right the problem was that i didnt noticed that new code has to be added to the code from the previous task

thanks for your help