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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries Word Count

Omprakash Panigrahi
Omprakash Panigrahi
9,632 Points
Posted by Omprakash Panigrahi
Omprakash Panigrahi
9,632 Points

Whats wrong with my code?

It returns the correct result in my system. But when i submit the answer it doesnt accept in treehouse.

wordcount.py 
# E.g. word_count("I do not like it Sam I Am") gets back a dictionary like:
# {'i': 2, 'do': 1, 'it': 1, 'sam': 1, 'like': 1, 'not': 1, 'am': 1}
# Lowercase the string to make it easier.
def word_count(str):
    str = str.lower()
    wordscount = {}
    strlist = str.split(' ')
    for word in strlist: 
        if word not in wordscount.keys():
            wordscount.update({word: 0})

        wordscount[word] += 1
        wordscount.update({word: wordscount[word]})

    return wordscount

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

The challenge error message contains an important hint. It said: "Bummer: Hmm, didn't get the expected output. Be sure you're lowercasing the string and splitting on all whitespace!"

To split on "all whitespace", leave the argument to "split" empty. Providing a space causes it to split only on individual spaces.

Lihua Yao
Lihua Yao
4,218 Points
Lihua Yao
Lihua Yao
4,218 Points

I tried to leave the argument to "split" empty, but got the same result :(

List = String.split()

Hmm, didn't get the expected output. Be sure you're lowercasing the string and splitting on all whitespace!

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,236 Points

This is what I mean by "empty":

str.split()