can't get code to work in challenge but it works on my local environment (python 3.4.2)

Question

here is my code:

def members(dict, list): return len(dict)

mydict = {'name':'Malinda','hair':'brunette'} mylist = ['name','hair']

stuff = members(mydict,mylist) print(stuff)

When I enter this in sublime and run it in my terminal, it comes back with 2, but the challenge keeps saying "Expected 2, got 6". Where is it getting 6 from? Very confused :(

perhaps I'm missing something, but I honestly don't get why the list is even there. It seems superfluous; a red herring.

counts.py

# You can check for dictionary membership using the5
# "key in dict" syntax from lists.

### Example
# my_dict = {'apples': 1, 'bananas': 2, 'coconuts': 3}
# my_list = ['apples', 'coconuts', 'grapes', 'strawberries']
# members(my_dict, my_list) => 2

def members(dict, list):
    return len(dict)

mydict = {'name':'Malinda','hair':'brunette'}
mylist = ['name','hair']

stuff = members(mydict,mylist)
print(stuff)

Answer 1 · 2015-01-02T20:31:24Z

January 2, 2015 8:31pm

A critical part of this task is the following part of the challenge:

Return a count of how many of the keys are in the dictionary

So you're going to want to use that list in your function, not simply return the length count of the dictionary.

You want to take the list, which includes the values you're looking for, then find out how many of those keys are actually IN that dictionary.

Hope that helps!

Answer 2 · 2015-01-03T00:21:30Z

January 3, 2015 12:21am

Gavin, Thanks! I stepped away from it and came back and saw your message. It did help. Once I thought about it differently, it made sense and I was able to finish it. I just wasn't apparently in the right frame of mind to figure it out earlier. Kevin

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can't get code to work in challenge but it works on my local environment (python 3.4.2)

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