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srinivasmurthypulagoorkote
2,139 PointsPrinting challenge programs in Python 3.4
I am trying to create programs in python 3.4 all the challenge tasks but unable to print any of the outputs from the function. When I run nothing happens.
Here is the example:
dict_teachers = {'Jason Seifer': ['Ruby Foundations', 'Ruby on Rails Forms', 'Technology Foundations'],
'Kenneth Love': ['Python Basics', 'Python Collections']}
def most_classes(dict_teachers):
max_count = 0
for keys, values in dict_teachers.items():
if len(values) > max_count:
max_count = len(values)
busy_teacher = keys
return busy_teacher
print(busy_teacher)
def num_teachers(dict_teachers):
return len(dict_teachers.keys())
def stats(dict_teachers):
teachers_list = []
for keys in dict_teachers:
teachers_list.append([keys, len(dict_teachers[keys])])
return teachers_list
print(teachers_list)
def course(dict_teachers):
course = []
for keys in dict_teachers:
course.extend(dict_teachers[keys])
return course
print (course)
2 Answers

Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest TeacherWhen you run a script (instead of just using it in the Python shell), and your script uses return
everywhere (as it usually should), you won't see output because the output went back to Python itself.
Below your code, in your script, add lines like:
print(most_classes(dict_teachers))
print(courses(dict_teachers))

srinivasmurthypulagoorkote
2,139 PointsThanks for the help. I got it now.

Matthew Proudman
11,879 Pointswhen one returns a function unless you tell python what do then a return will just return and nothing with be outputed
Robert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 PointsRobert Richey
Courses Plus Student 16,352 PointsFixed markdown for the posted code. If you're curious about how to add markdown like this on your own, checkout this thread on posting code to the forum . Also, there is a link at the bottom called Markdown Cheatsheet that gives a brief overview of how to add markdown to your posts.