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Python Python Collections (Retired) Dictionaries Word Count

Posted by Brandon Meredith
Brandon Meredith
29,350 Points

Bummer! Where's 'word_count()"?

Code challenge keeps asking where 'word_count()' is. Not sure what to do here.

    def word_count(rand_str):
      rand_lst = rand_str.split()
      new_dict = {}
      for word in rand_list:
        if word in new_dict:
          new_dict[word] += 1
        else:
          new_dict[word] = 1
      return new_dict

1 Answer

Jason Anello
Jason Anello
Courses Plus Student 94,610 Points

Hi Brandon,

In your for loop you're referencing rand_list rather than rand_lst which was the variable you created previously.

Also, the challenge does suggest you lowercase the string first but your code passes without it.

Brandon Meredith
Brandon Meredith
29,350 Points

DOH! Thank you. I can't believe I didn't catch that, and the lower()