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Bruno Correia
3,114 PointsWhy is "sword" and "boomerang" left when deleting while iterating?
So I understand that to be able to delete all items on the list, we need to make a copy of the list so all items are actually deleted. I don't quite understand why, however. What makes the following not work as we expect it to? Looking at the code, as Craig said, it makes total sense to do it like this. What causes it not to work?
for item in inventory:
inventory.remove(item)
2 Answers
ct9
11,778 PointsSimilar question is already answered here: https://teamtreehouse.com/community/why-doesnt-listremove-removes-all-the-elements-after-using-a-for-in-loop-but-using-loop-in-for-listcopy-does
If you are still in doubt, ask in comments. I will surely try to help you.
Bruno Correia
3,114 PointsOhh, thank you! I promise I tried to search first but missed that one somehow :-P The reply there was very helpful, thank you for pointing it out