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Josh Bennett
15,258 PointsWhy is the variable not defined? Looks defined to me.
COURSES = {
"Python Basics": {"Python", "functions", "variables",
"booleans", "integers", "floats",
"arrays", "strings", "exceptions",
"conditions", "input", "loops"},
"Java Basics": {"Java", "strings", "variables",
"input", "exceptions", "integers",
"booleans", "loops"},
"PHP Basics": {"PHP", "variables", "conditions",
"integers", "floats", "strings",
"booleans", "HTML"},
"Ruby Basics": {"Ruby", "strings", "floats",
"integers", "conditions",
"functions", "input"}
}
def covers(topics):
aList = []
for x in COURSES:
if COURSES[x] & topics:
alist.append(x)
return aList
2 Answers
Andreas cormack
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,011 PointsHi Josh
Your list is called aList, but your appending to a list called alist ? alist is obviously not defined. Also not sure whats
if COURSES[x] & topics: is doing.
I did the same thing in a slightly different way.
COURSES = {
"Python Basics": {"Python", "functions", "variables",
"booleans", "integers", "floats",
"arrays", "strings", "exceptions",
"conditions", "input", "loops"},
"Java Basics": {"Java", "strings", "variables",
"input", "exceptions", "integers",
"booleans", "loops"},
"PHP Basics": {"PHP", "variables", "conditions",
"integers", "floats", "strings",
"booleans", "HTML"},
"Ruby Basics": {"Ruby", "strings", "floats",
"integers", "conditions",
"functions", "input"}
}
def covers(topics):
aList = []
for key,val in COURSES.items():
if key == topics:
aList.append(val)
return aList
Josh Bennett
15,258 PointsSon of a.... Well thats what I get for coding before 5 am. Lesson learned. :-)
Andreas cormack
Python Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,011 Pointsson of a, I do that all the time haha