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David Chacón
1,086 PointsUnsure of where I'm going wrong, teachers.py step 5/5
I can feel I'm close. I'm just not sure what I'm missing.
No answers please, just a hint in the right direction would be great!
# 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 len(teacher[i]) > leader:
leader = len(teacher[i])
teacherMost = i
return teacherMost
def stats(teacher):
stats = []
for i in teacher:
stats += [i, len(teacher[i])]
return stats
1 Answer

David Chacón
1,086 PointsOMG James thank you! That hint was perfect! So close.... so close.
Jamie Marsay
8,320 PointsJamie Marsay
8,320 PointsHi there, David!
You're very close to the solution, but if you'd like a clue, it has to do with this line:
+= is used for adding integers to integers, not appending items to a list.
Hope this makes it slightly clearer for you!
Let me know if you need further help!
James.