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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Sets Set Math

Oprea Mihai
Oprea Mihai
5,592 Points
Posted by Oprea Mihai
Oprea Mihai
5,592 Points

sets-covers

It doesn't work here but in Pycharm it works fine. Can you help me ?

sets.py 
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(param):
    param={param}
    b=[]
    for key,value in COURSES.items():
        try:
            c=param&value
            if c!=set():
                b.append(key)
        except:
                continue
    return b

2 Answers

Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points
Greg Kaleka
Greg Kaleka
39,021 Points

Hi Oprea,

Based on the instructions, covers should take a set as an argument. That means that your first line (inside the function) is not needed.

Also, just a general tip - stay away from single letter variables. They can get you into trouble since there are some system-level ones, and it also makes your code much harder to understand. Giving good, descriptive names is much more important than saving keystrokes.

Cheers :beers:

-Greg