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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries Teacher Stats

Benjamin Bradshaw
Benjamin Bradshaw
3,208 Points
Posted by Benjamin Bradshaw
Benjamin Bradshaw
3,208 Points

Bummer! Try again.

I'm in task 4 and keep getting the Bummer! but can't figure out what I am doing wrong.

teachers.py 
# The dictionary will look something like:
# {'Andrew Chalkley': ['jQuery Basics', 'Node.js Basics'],
#  'Kenneth Love': ['Python Basics', 'Python Collections']}
#
# Each key will be a Teacher and the value will be a list of courses.
#
# Your code goes below here.

teachers = {"Benj": "Physics", "Alex": "Econmomics" , "BooBoo": "Dream Studies"}

def num_teachers(teachers):
    count = 0
    for teacher in teachers:
        count += 1
    return count

def num_courses(teachers):
    courses = 0
    for values in teachers.values():
        courses += len(values)
    return courses


def courses(teachers):
    list_of_courses = []
    for course in teachers.values():
        list_of_courses += course
    return list_of_courses

def most_courses(teachers):
    max_count = 0
    uber_teacher = str()
    for teacher, courses in teachers.item():
        if len(courses) > max_count:
            max_count = len(courses)
            uber_teacher = teacher
    return uber_teacher
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frankgenova
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 15,616 Points 
def most_courses(teachers):
    max_count = 0
    uber_teacher = str()
    for teacher, courses in teachers.item():
# should the line above be items() with an 's'?
        if len(courses) > max_count:
            max_count = len(courses)
            uber_teacher = teacher
    return uber_teacher