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

Posted by Dennis Holeski
Dennis Holeski
Courses Plus Student 353 Points

.remove() function challenge task 2: I try to remove colors and it says task one is now incorrect. It is the same.

Once I pass task one and go to task two, I type the state.remove on the new line. It then tells me task one is bad now.

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

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,441 Points

Are you including arguments to the remove() function for Task 2?

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

states.remove(5)
states.remove(['red', 'green', 'blue'])

if you just use states.remove(), it is a syntax error which causes Task 1 to fail. Going back to Task 1 to Recheck Work, you would get: Bummer! TypeError: remove() takes exactly one argument (0 given)

Dennis Holeski
Dennis Holeski
Courses Plus Student 353 Points

Ah, I didn't have the brackets in there. Thanks a lot!