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Joshua Smith
3,585 PointsWhat is this asking? I'm confused because my code does what I think this wants from me...
If I write student = {'name':'', 'topic':'python'}
topic = student['topic']
the challenge tells me I assigned topic the incorrect value...but the question is asking me to set it to the variable of the value of the topic key, which is python. ...
student = {'name':'', 'topic':'python'}
topic = student['topic']
7 Answers
Barry Snowe
51,277 PointsYou're doing the right thing, if you're assuming this is testing your ability to retrieve the value using the technique taught in the video. I made that assumption too, and was similarly frustrated. Then, I tried interpreting the challenge instruction boneheadedly literally, and simply assigned the value of that key (the string 'python') to the variable, and it passed.
Not sure what the point of having us do that was, but that solves the problem.
Barry Snowe
51,277 PointsExcept now it fails. I think they're editing the challenge as we speak.
Josh Keenan
20,315 PointsThe challenge has an issue, you need to change topic to 'Python' with a capital P to pass the second challenge.
Joshua Smith
3,585 PointsI think you might be right! I just got through by changing it from 'python' to 'Python' in both the dictionary and the variable, although still not the way I believe it was intended!
Barry Snowe
51,277 PointsI'll try that. Strength in numbers.
Barry Snowe
51,277 PointsYou're right, that worked. Jeez, what a mess.
JongHo Kim
8,313 PointsYeah, I noticed that there were errors like these in the new courses. They're probably still fixing some errors or are unaware.