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Start your free trialLindsay Barrett
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 7,357 PointsNeed help with this question
I am not able to solve this problem. Guidance would be appreciated!
COURSES = {
"Python Basics": {"Python", "functions", "variables",
"booleans", "integers", "floats",
"arrays", "strings", "exceptions",
"conditions", "input", "loops"},
"Java Basics": {"Java", "strings", "variables",
"input", "exceptions", "integers",
"booleans", "loops"},
"PHP Basics": {"PHP", "variables", "conditions",
"integers", "floats", "strings",
"booleans", "HTML"},
"Ruby Basics": {"Ruby", "strings", "floats",
"integers", "conditions",
"functions", "input"}
}
def covers(topics):
list = []
for course in COURSES:
if topics & COURSES[course]:
list.append(course)
return list
def covers_all(args):
new_list[]
for key, value in COURSES.items:
if args & COURSES[key] ==args:
new_list.append(key)
return new_list
2 Answers
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsYou're really close, but I see two issues:
- the intialization of "new_list" is missing the operator ("=")
- the invocation of "COURSES.items()" is missing the parentheses
Lindsay Barrett
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 7,357 PointsThank you that worked!
def covers_all(args):
new_list=[]
for key, value in COURSES.items():
if args & COURSES[key] ==args:
new_list.append(key)
return new_list
Steven Parker
231,275 PointsLindsay Barrett — Glad to help. You can mark a question solved by choosing a "best answer".
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