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

Travis John Villanueva
Travis John Villanueva
5,052 Points
Posted by Travis John Villanueva
Travis John Villanueva
5,052 Points

word_count.py

So, i tested in worskpace, and i replicate the example and it returns the same result. I dont know what is wrong as the error message says try again. Can you please shed light?

Thanks!

wordcount.py 
# 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(text):
    dict_text = {}
    text_splitted = text.split(" ")
    for i in range(len(text_splitted)):
        text_splitted[i]=text_splitted[i].lower()
    for i in range(len(text_splitted)):
        num_ins = 0
        for a in range(len(text_splitted)):
            if (text_splitted[i] == text_splitted[a]):
                num_ins += 1
        else:
            pass
    dict_text[text_splitted[i]]=num_ins
return dict_text

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

You're pretty close, but I can see two issues:

First, there's an indentation error on the last two lines. They both need to be indented one more level, otherwise the assignment is outside of the loop and the "return" is completely outside of the function.

Then, when splitting the words, you should split on "all whitespace". To do this, leave the argument to "split" empty. Giving it a space argument causes it to split on individual spaces.

Fix those and you should pass!