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rd. ln.
7,851 Pointswhat?
don't understand
# You can check for dictionary membership using the
# "key in dict" syntax from lists.
### Example
# my_dict = {'apples': 1, 'bananas': 2, 'coconuts': 3}
# my_list = ['apples', 'coconuts', 'grapes', 'strawberries']
# members(my_dict, my_list) => 2
def members(dictionary, keys):
return dictionary[keys].count()
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,275 Points
Hint: You'll probably want a loop.
The loop could check each string in keys, and if found in the dictionary, add the corresponding value to a running total. Then, when the loop ends, return that total.