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Python Python Collections (Retired) Dictionaries Teacher Stats

Gregory Heard
Gregory Heard
1,975 Points
Posted by Gregory Heard
Gregory Heard
1,975 Points

I am having a mental block on this one. Can someone help?

I can't think about the process for some reason Any help is appreciated.

teachers.py 
# The dictionary will be something like:
# {'Jason Seifer': ['Ruby Foundations', 'Ruby on Rails Forms', 'Technology Foundations'],
#  'Kenneth Love': ['Python Basics', 'Python Collections']}
#
# Often, it's a good idea to hold onto a max_count variable.
# Update it when you find a teacher with more classes than
# the current count. Better hold onto the teacher name somewhere
# too!
#
# Your code goes below here.

def most_classes (lessons):
  count = 0
  for lesson in lessons.values():
    count += 1
    if count == lessons:
      return(lessons[i])

1 Answer

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points
Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

A few suggestions. Instead of lesson and lessons use teacher and teachers. Before the loop initialize to 0 two variable: one for the current count and one for the max count. Then loop through the teachers and for the current teacher in the loop find the number of classes he/she teaches. Assign this number to current_count. Now, use an if statement to see if current_count is larger than max_count. If it is update max_count and also hold on to that teacher in a variable, say max_teacher. Once you're done with the loop return max_teacher.