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6,919 PointsWhy can't I use del messy[messy.index(8)]?
Why couldn't I use
del messy[messy.index(8)]
to remove the 8 from the original list? I got an error saying I didn't use the del function.
1 Answer
Mustafa Dilaver
12,671 PointsThey want you to delete like this
messy = [5, 2, 8, 1, 3]
# Delete 8
del messy[2] # Hard coded index
# Delete 2
del messy[1] # Hard coded index