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

Sean McKee
Sean McKee
461 Points
Posted by Sean McKee
Sean McKee
461 Points

I put states.remove([5]) but it tells me that 5 is not in the list please help.

When I try to remove anything it says it is not in the list, but it clearly is.

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

1 Answer

Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,603 Points
Tobias Helmrich
Tobias Helmrich
31,603 Points

Hey there Sean,

if you want to remove the item with the value of 5 from the states list you must not write it inside of square brackets. You just write the value inside of the remove method. 

states.remove(5)

If you would want to remove the value by its index inside of brackets you could write it with the del keyword like so:

del states[4]

Note that the index of the item with the value of 5 in the states list is 4 because the index of lists starts with 0.

I hope that helps! :)