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Start your free trialAntoni Majewski
3,128 Pointsword_count - my solution isn't working and I don't understand why :(
Hello,
my code isn't working and I don't understand why - it's supposed to make a list out of string and late pop word out of list and count it to later wrap it up in dictionary - is my way of thinking bad? What's wrong?
Thanks
# E.g. word_count("I do not like it Sam I Am") gets back a dictionary like:
# {'i': 2, 'do': 1, 'it': 1, 'sam': 1, 'like': 1, 'not': 1, 'am': 1}
# Lowercase the string to make it easier.
def word_count(string):
string = list(string.lower())
sting = string [:]
word_amount = 1
for word in sting:
while word in sting:
sting.pop(word)
word_amount += 1
dict = (**kwarg{"word": "word_amount"})
return(dict)
1 Answer
Steven Parker
231,110 PointsHere's a few hints:
- converting a string into a list breaks it up into single characters (not words)
- you have not defined anything named "kwarg" (and it's not a function)
- you'd want to build up the dictionary instead of replacing it each time
- you can do this with just one loop (and no nesting)