Why wont this Python code pop/delete element from a list?

Question

Python code:

PeoplesNames = []
while len(PeoplesNames) < 3:
    person = input('Enter your name: ')
    PeoplesNames.append(person)
print PeoplesNames
if 'Dan' in PeoplesNames:
    PeoplesNames.pop('Dan')
    print PeoplesNames

From my understanding this should run through the while loop (which it does) until the list hits length of 3 (which it does) then print the list (which it does) then hit the if statement and delete dan from the list and then print the new list (which it does not) do i need to nest the if statement or something else? thanks

Answer 1

list.pop() #used to pop out the top of the stack(list) or

list.pop(index) #can be an index that needed to be pop out, but

list.remove(item) # removes the item specified

Try with the below solution

if 'Dan' in PeoplesNames:
        PeoplesNames.remove('Dan')
        print PeoplesNames

Answer 2

or - keeping EAFP in mind - you could:

PeoplesNames = [];
while len(PeoplesNames) < 3:
    person = raw_input('Enter your name: ')
    PeoplesNames.append(person)
print PeoplesNames
try:
    PeoplesNames.remove('Dan')
except ValueError:
    pass
print PeoplesNames

also note that in python 2.7 you need to use raw_input() instead of input() .