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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries Word Count

Posted by Otis Riege
Otis Riege
2,260 Points

This answer works perfectly on pycharm... what gives?

What gives? this code words perfectly on pycharm.

wordcount.py 
def word_count(x):
    dic = {}
    words = x.lower().split()
    for word in words:
        dic.update({word: words.count(word)})
    return dic

3 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

You have a mix of spaces and tabs in your code indentation. The code challenges flag that as an error. I suggest only using spaces.

Otis Riege
Otis Riege
2,260 Points
Otis Riege
Otis Riege
2,260 Points

Thanks Chris, but how did you know that just by looking at the code?

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,423 Points

I can’t necessarily “see it”. If i run your code as posted and it passes then it must be a hidden syntax issue. I then grab your code and run it in my local REPL. The inconsistent use error then pops up.

Some editors automatically correct indentation errors on a cut and paste.

Otis Riege
Otis Riege
2,260 Points
Otis Riege
Otis Riege
2,260 Points

Oh ok that makes more sense. Just to reiterate, instead of using tab, I should use 4 spaces every time I want to indent a line of code?