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Sarah Burgart
5,159 PointsNot sure what I am missing here - maybe incorrect in updating dict? help please :)
unfortunately the only feedback I am getting for why the code isn't coming up with the correct result is "bummer: try again!" any insights would be helpful, thank you
# E.g. word_count("I do not like it Sam I Am") gets back a dictionary like:
# {'i': 2, 'do': 1, 'it': 1, 'sam': 1, 'like': 1, 'not': 1, 'am': 1}
# Lowercase the string to make it easier.
def word_count = (input())
split_string = input.lower().split()
dict = {}
for key in split_string:
dict.update({"key": split_string.count(key)})
return dict
1 Answer
Øyvind Andreassen
16,839 PointsYou have two problems with your code.
When you're defining your word_count function, you are using syntax witch indicates to Python that this should be a variable, and not a function. varibale_name = variable_value. You are also trying to feed your function an function as an input without any actual input.
This challenge could be solved like this.
def word_count(input):
split_string = input.lower().split()
dict = {}
for key in split_string:
if dict.get(key):
dict[key] = dict[key] + 1
else:
dict[key] = 1
return dict
Checking if a word has been assign as a key in dict and either updating the value or setting the key and initial value.