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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries Teacher Stats

Teacher Stats Question

Have the attached code.

Getting the following TypeError: unhashable type: list

Any thoughts? I assume its a simple fix.

teachers.py
def most_courses(teachers_courses):
    lng=0
    tc="no teacher"
    for teacher in teachers_courses:
        if len(teachers_courses[teacher])>lng:
            lng=len(teachers_courses[teacher])
            tc=teacher
    return tc

def courses(teachers_courses):
    lst=[]
    for value in teachers_courses.values():
        lst.extend(value)
    return lst

def num_teachers(teachers_courses):
    num=0
    for key in teachers_courses:
        num+=1
    return num

def num_courses(teachers_courses):
    num=0
    for value in teachers_courses.values():
        num+=len(value)
    return num

def stats(teachers_courses):
    lst=[]
    for teacher in teachers_courses.items():
        lst.append([teacher,len(teachers_courses[teacher])])
    return lst

1 Answer

Stuart Wright
Stuart Wright
41,119 Points

When iterating through dictionary items, you should have two different variables for key and value. You can call these whatever you want but k and v is common.

for k, v in teachers_courses.items():
     lst.append([k, len(v)])