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akhter ali
15,778 PointsTask 1 no longer passing....
This is my current code and I'm working on the last function "stats"
The question states that I need to return a list of lists meaning [[]], so this should be appropriate. I wish I knew what the expected output is supposed to be.
# The dictionary will be something like:
# {'Jason Seifer': ['Ruby Foundations', 'Ruby on Rails Forms', 'Technology Foundations'],
# 'Kenneth Love': ['Python Basics', 'Python Collections']}
#
# Often, it's a good idea to hold onto a max_count variable.
# Update it when you find a teacher with more classes than
# the current count. Better hold onto the teacher name somewhere
# too!
#
# Your code goes below here.
def most_classes(some_dict):
teacher = ''
classes = 0
for key in some_dict:
if len(some_dict[key]) > classes:
classes = int(len(some_dict[key]))
teacher = key
continue
return teacher
def num_teachers(some_dict):
return len(some_dict)
def stats(some_dict):
new_list = []
for key in some_dict:
new_list.append([key, len(some_dict[key])])
return new_list
I've tested this out on the IDE as well.
>>> test_dict
{'Jason Seifer': ['Ruby Foundations', 'Ruby on Rails Forms', 'Technology Foundations'], 'Kenneth Love': ['Python Basics', 'Python Collections']}
>>> def stats(some_dict):
... new_list = []
... for key in some_dict:
... new_list.append([key, len(some_dict[key])])
... return new_list
...
>>> stats(test_dict)
[['Jason Seifer', 3], ['Kenneth Love', 2]]
>>>
3 Answers
Matthew Rigdon
8,223 PointsI will give you a few hints. First, you want to make sure you return this:
def num_teachers(some_dict):
return int(len(some_dict))
My code was saying that code 1 was failing unless I returned the length of some_dict as an integer. Next, your other issue is in your stats portion. Your answer should be printed like this:
[['Jason Seifer', 3], ['Kenneth Love', 2]]
The answer is two separate lists inside of a list. See if you can figure it out now. If not, let me know and I will assist you more.
akhter ali
15,778 Points@Matthew Rigdon UPDATED
Thanks. One issue was def num_teachers(some_dict): return len(some_dict)
On stats method, I do get the same output as you got, however, I still get "task 1 no longer passing"
My new code is:
def most_classes(some_dict):
teacher = ''
classes = 0
for key in some_dict:
if len(some_dict[key]) > classes:
classes = int(len(some_dict[key]))
teacher = key
continue
return teacher
def num_teachers(some_dict):
return int(len(some_dict))
def stats(some_dict):
new_list = []
for key in some_dict:
new_list.append([key, len(some_dict[key])])
return new_list
Please do let me know what I'm doing wrong here, as it does work correctly in the IDE.
akhter ali
15,778 PointsAt the end this worked.
def most_classes(some_dict):
teachers = ''
classes = 0
for key in some_dict:
if len(some_dict[key]) > classes:
classes = int(len(some_dict[key]))
teacher = key
continue
return teacher
def num_teachers(some_dict):
return len(some_dict)
def stats(some_dict):
new_list = []
for key in some_dict:
new_list.append([key, len(some_dict[key])])
return new_list