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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries Teacher Stats

David Chacón
David Chacón
1,086 Points
Posted by David Chacón
David Chacón
1,086 Points

Need a helping hand/shove on step 4/5 of teachers.py

Hey community! I've been getting GREAT help so far but alas, my python logic and knowledge is a little stumped.

Not sure what I'm doing or not doing correct. I know it is in the 'if' statement but can't figure it out. Help would be great, not direct answers please!

teachers.py 
# The dictionary will look something like:
# {'Andrew Chalkley': ['jQuery Basics', 'Node.js Basics'],
#  'Kenneth Love': ['Python Basics', 'Python Collections']}
#
# Each key will be a Teacher and the value will be a list of courses.
#
# Your code goes below here.
def num_teachers(teachers):
    count = 0
    for teacher in teachers:
        count += 1

    return count

def num_courses(courses):
    count = 0
    for i in courses:
        count += len(courses[i])
    return count

def courses(courses):
    count = []
    for i in courses:
        count += courses[i]
    return count

def most_courses(teacher):
    leader = 0
    teacherMost = ""
    for i in teacher:
        if i in teacher[i] > leader:
            leader = len(teacher[i])
            teacherMost = teacher.value()
        else:
            continue
    return teacherMost

2 Answers

Kurt Maurer
Kurt Maurer
16,725 Points

Hey David,

Great job so far. In your for loop, i is referencing the key in the dictionary. 

def most_courses(teacher):
    leader = 0
    teacherMost = ""
    for i in teacher:
        # if i in teacher[i] > leader:
        if len(teacher[i]) > leader:
            leader = len(teacher[i])
            teacherMost = i # Since i is the key, don't need teacher.value()
        else:
            continue
    return teacherMost

Also, another way to do it:

def most_courses(teacher):
    leader = 0
    teacherMost = ""
    for key, value in teacher.items():
        if len(value) > leader:
            leader = len(value)
            teacherMost = key
        else:
            continue
    return teacherMost

Both passed the challenge, hope this helps!

Kurt Maurer
Kurt Maurer
16,725 Points

Also worth noting:

else:
  continue

This is implicit and not required for your code to work. You can delete it if you want.

Matthew Gilbert
Matthew Gilbert
9,817 Points
Matthew Gilbert
Matthew Gilbert
9,817 Points

I keep getting this Error: Bummer: Didn't get the right teacher name!