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Start your free trialSean Flanagan
33,235 PointsWord count
Hi.
I'm having problems with this.
Here's the error message:
SyntaxError: dictionary.update{(word: count)}
I would appreciate any help.
Sean
# E.g. word_count("I am that I am") gets back a dictionary like:
# {'i': 2, 'am': 2, 'that': 1}
# Lowercase the string to make it easier.
# Using .split() on the sentence will give you a list of words.
# In a for loop of that list, you'll have a word that you can
# check for inclusion in the dict (with "if word in dict"-style syntax).
# Or add it to the dict with something like word_dict[word] = 1.
def word_count(s):
s = s.lower()
dictionary = {}
count = 0
list_s = s.split()
for word in list_s:
if word in dictionary:
count = dictionary[word]
count += 1
dictionary.update{(word: count)}
test = "I am what I am"
word_count(test)
{'i': 2, 'am': 2, 'what': 1}
1 Answer
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsYou called the function using {}, and made a dictionary with ().
Try doing the reverse :P
Instead of:
dictionary.update{(word: count)}
Try:
dictionary.update({word: count})
Also, you probably should remove this since the code challenge automatically checks you function:
test = "I am what I am"
word_count(test)
{'i': 2, 'am': 2, 'what': 1}
Good luck! ~alex
Sean Flanagan
33,235 PointsSean Flanagan
33,235 PointsHi Alex.
I've done it.
Thanks
Sean
Alexander Davison
65,469 PointsAlexander Davison
65,469 PointsNo problem :)