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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries Word Count

Daniel Maia
Daniel Maia
6,228 Points
Posted by Daniel Maia
Daniel Maia
6,228 Points

Python Collections 2nd last challenge

I have no idea how to get the count for each of the words used in the string.

I got this far but I am not sure if i did it right or if i am even going the right direction because it feels wrong to me.

Can someone help or point me to the right direction?

wordcount.py 
# E.g. word_count("I do not like it Sam I Am") gets back a dictionary like:
# {'i': 2, 'do': 1, 'it': 1, 'sam': 1, 'like': 1, 'not': 1, 'am': 1}
# Lowercase the string to make it easier.

def word_count(x):
    list_words = x.lower().split()
    x = {}

    for word in list_words:
        x[word] = 1

    return x

1 Answer

Hasan Ahmad
Hasan Ahmad
6,727 Points
Hasan Ahmad
Hasan Ahmad
6,727 Points

There is a library called collections that you could use to your advantage. The method Counter is very helpful for this challenge.

import collections

def word_count(x):
    arg = x.lower().split()
    return collections.Counter(arg)