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Python Python Collections (Retired) Dictionaries Word Count

Posted by peter backlund
peter backlund
6,910 Points

Sometime's the compiler can't find my function even though it's named correctly. What gives?

I keep getting the error "Where's word_count()?" Here's my code.

def word_count(str_some):

  str_some = str_some.lower()
  arr_some = str_some.split()


  for idx in arr_some:
    if idx in dict_let:
      dict_let[idx] += 1

    else:
      dict_let[idx] = 1

  return dict_let

1 Answer

Kenneth Love
STAFF
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher
Kenneth Love
Kenneth Love
Treehouse Guest Teacher

Where's dict_let?

If there's a problem in the function, often the compiler can't find it because it wasn't successfully added to the registry.

peter backlund
peter backlund
6,910 Points

Thanks for the speedy answer! I initialized dict_let and it worked. It can be kind of frustrating when the error doesn't give you any useful information, and it's especially difficult to troubleshoot errors in the code challenges. At least I know I can come back to the forum!