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

Deniz Kahriman
Deniz Kahriman
8,538 Points

What am I doing wrong here? Creating a new list from a list: [teachers, # of classes]

I got stuck in the last part of the challenge :/

teachers.py
# The dictionary will look something like:
# {'Andrew Chalkley': ['jQuery Basics', 'Node.js Basics'],
#  'Kenneth Love': ['Python Basics', 'Python Collections']}
#
# Each key will be a Teacher and the value will be a list of courses.
#
# Your code goes below here.
def num_teachers(dictionary):
    count = len(dictionary.values())
    return count
def num_courses(teachers_courses):
    list_courses = []
    for courses in teachers_courses.values():
        list_courses.extend(courses)
    return len(list_courses)
def courses(dictionary):
    single_list = []
    for courses in dictionary.values():
        single_list.extend(courses)
    return single_list
def most_courses(dictionary):
    max_value = 1
    for key in dictionary:
        if len(dictionary[key]) > max_value:
            max_value = len(dictionary[key])
            max_key = key
    return max_key
def stats(dictionary):
    master_list = []
    for keys, values in dictionary.items():
        master_list.append([key, len(value)])
    return master_list

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,007 Points

Your variable names aren't consistent.

In your loop, your iteration variables are keys and values (both plural), but when you use them to append to your master list you refer to key and value (both singular). Pick one set or the other and use the same names in the assignment and the loop and you'll pass.