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Trenton Spears
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 16,969 PointsTechnical Interview Prep: Python Basics > Down The Rabbit Hole
Bummer: Uh oh, I didn't get the correct value returned. It should have been ['Australian Shepherd', 'Chihuahua', 'Russia
# {
# 'name': 'Javier Hernandez',
# 'pets': [
# {
# 'name': 'Kitty',
# 'breed': 'American Shorthair'
# },
# {
# 'name': 'Buzz',
# 'breed': 'Pitbull'
# }
# ],
# 'classes': ('Math', 'Science', 'Art')
# }
def breeds(data):
list1 = []
for key, value in data.items():
if key == 'breed':
list1.append(value)
return list1
2 Answers
Megan Amendola
Treehouse TeacherHi there! When in doubt, always give your work a try in workspaces or in an IDE of your choice. For instance, I tested your function in Visual Studio Code by seeing what key, value was being accessed:
data_struc = {
'name': 'Javier Hernandez',
'pets': [
{
'name': 'Kitty',
'breed': 'American Shorthair'
},
{
'name': 'Buzz',
'breed': 'Pitbull'
}
],
'classes': ('Math', 'Science', 'Art')
}
# enter your code below
def breeds(data):
list1 = []
for key, value in data.items():
# check what you're accessing
print(key, value)
if key == 'breed':
list1.append(value)
return list1
print(breeds(data_struc))
# console
>>> name Javier Hernandez
>>> pets [{'name': 'Kitty', 'breed': 'American Shorthair'}, {'name': 'Buzz', 'breed': 'Pitbull'}]
>>> classes ('Math', 'Science', 'Art')
>>> []
Now you can see that you're accessing the initial dictionary key values pairs which doesn't include 'breed' so you will always return an empty list.
Trenton Spears
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 16,969 PointsBummer: Uh oh, I didn't get the correct value returned. It should have been ['Australian Shepherd', 'Chihuahua', 'Russian Blue']. Instead, it was Pitbull
def breeds(data):
pets = {
'name': 'Kitty',
'breed': 'American Shorthair',
'name': 'Buzz',
'breed': 'Pitbull'
}
x = pets['breed']
return x
for x in pets.key():
return x
Does this have something to do with the structuring of my dictionary list?
Megan Amendola
Treehouse TeacherThe data structure will be passed into the function and will look like the example in the code challenge, so you shouldn't be creating your own data structure. Also, the first return statement will stop your function so the for loop never runs.
# {
# 'name': 'Javier Hernandez',
# 'pets': [
# {
# 'name': 'Kitty',
# 'breed': 'American Shorthair'
# },
# {
# 'name': 'Buzz',
# 'breed': 'Pitbull'
# }
# ],
# 'classes': ('Math', 'Science', 'Art')
# }
Your first take was very close, you just need to continue down the data structure to get to the breeds. I would suggest opening a workspace and test out accessing a breed using print statements with the example data structure above.
For instance, accessing the pets would be data['pets'] which would return a list with dictionaries inside of it. To access the first dictionary I would need to use list notation because it's inside of a list data['pets'][0] which would return the first dictionary inside of list pets. Then you need to access the breed which is inside a dictionary data['pets'][0]['breed'].
Trenton Spears
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 16,969 PointsFinally got it..
def breeds(data):
pets = data["pets"]
breeds = []
for dct in pets:
breeds.append(dct["breed"])
return breeds
Trenton Spears
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 16,969 PointsTrenton Spears
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 16,969 PointsHey, Megan Amendola thanks for reaching out, unfortunately, I'm still stuck. Is there either another way you could break down your guidance or, a video section within a particular course you maybe could recommend?
Megan Amendola
Treehouse TeacherMegan Amendola
Treehouse TeacherHey Trenton Spears ! Think about the file structure. How do you actually get to the breed? Right now you aren't "deep" enough in the file structure to actually access the breed. The first structure is a dictionary with the keys: names, pets, and classes. Then you have to go deeper. The breed is inside of pets, so first, you need to access pets
data['pets']. Now looking at pets, it's a list with dictionaries inside of it. You need to loop through the list and grab the breed from each dictionary inside of the pets list. Hope this helps!