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Python Python Collections (Retired) Dictionaries Word Count

Posted by Parker Skiba
Parker Skiba
5,583 Points

Code challenge?

Why am I getting a bummer? When I run it in python shell it does what the challenge asks???

def word_count(a_string):
  a_list = a_string.split()
  n_dict = {}
  for word in a_list:
    if word in n_dict:
      n_dict[word] += 1
    else:
      n_dict[word] = 1

g = "I am legend I am"
word_count(g)

1 Answer

Parker Skiba
Parker Skiba
5,583 Points

NVM i just had to return the dictionary... oops!