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Isaac John
7,516 PointsFunction not giving final answer
my_dict = {'a': 1, 'b':2, 'c':3}
my_list = ['a', 'b', 'd', 'e']
def members(my_dict, my_list):
count = 0
for key in my_dict:
if key in my_list:
count = count + 1
return count
I keep getting 1 for the answer when it's supposed to be 2 for the test. However when I run it on workspaces I get the answer 1 followed by the answer 2 so I know my code is working somewhat. The problem is how to get the 2 and not 1.
1 Answer
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherYour return is inside your for loop, so it's not sending back the final count. You need to un-indent it so it's level with the for loop. That way it'll be run once the for loop finishes.