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Tim Blacquier
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 20,961 PointsWhy does this code work in workspaces but not in the code challenge??
I have tested this code in workspaces and it works perfectly. Can not figure out why this will not pass the challenge.
# 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):
words = str.split(" ")
word_count_dict = {}
for word in words:
try:
word_count_dict[word.lower()] += 1
except KeyError:
word_count_dict[word.lower()] = 1
return word_count_dict
1 Answer
Brennan White
11,646 PointsYou are splitting on " ", which is technically just a space. You are not splitting on whitespace. The difference doesnt change the output here, but this is what it is looking for:
def word_count(str):
words = str.split()
word_count_dict = {}
for word in words:
try:
word_count_dict[word.lower()] += 1
except KeyError:
word_count_dict[word.lower()] = 1
return word_count_dict
Tim Blacquier
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 20,961 PointsTim Blacquier
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 20,961 PointsThat works! In JavaScript you have to specify the space, that's what messed me up. Thank you!