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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries Dictionary Basics

Posted by Douglas Ngwenya
Douglas Ngwenya
3,132 Points

Please help, what is wrong with my code?

Challenge Task 2 of 2

OK, one more step.

Now add a "levels" key. It should be a list with the values 1, 2, 3, and 4 in it.

And, lastly, add an "items" key. This key's value should be another dictionary. Give it at least one key and value, but they can be anything you want.

dicts.py 
player = {"name": "Douglas", "remaining_lives": 3, "levels": [1, 2, 3, 4], "items" = {"pork", 5"}}
Douglas Ngwenya
Douglas Ngwenya
3,132 Points

it still fails even if like this:

player = {"name": "Douglas", "remaining_lives": 3, "levels": [1, 2, 3, 4], "items" = {"pork", 5}}

3 Answers

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

There are two typos:

  • change = to : after "items"

  • change , to : after "pork"

Douglas Ngwenya
Douglas Ngwenya
3,132 Points

Thanks Chris!

Wilfried Allico
Wilfried Allico
2,495 Points

Hello. There is something that I don't understand in the challenge. If it asked to add a list in the dictionary, shouldn't it the "levels" key have an equal sign for the values 1,2,3,4? I hope I made my question clear lol. Thank you.

Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,457 Points

Wilfried, all dictionary assignments should be of the form key:object. In this case, the key is ”levels” and the object is the list [1, 2, 3, 4].

Matthew Carroll
Matthew Carroll
10,448 Points
Matthew Carroll
Matthew Carroll
10,448 Points

The syntax highlighting here shows the error quite well, you have an extra quotation mark, or a missing one after the final '5' in your items key.

Douglas Ngwenya
Douglas Ngwenya
3,132 Points

Thanks Matthew. After either removing the double " or adding another one before 5 it wont pass

Dingindlela Mhlanga
Dingindlela Mhlanga
3,298 Points
Dingindlela Mhlanga
Dingindlela Mhlanga
3,298 Points

player = {"name": "Douglas", "remaining_lives": 3, "levels": [1, 2, 3, 4], "items" = {"pork", 5}}