Alan, I want to find the max val , keys and values are defined on line 10: for kee, val in count.items():
Then, maxval determines the max value on line 11: if val > maxval: right, view a copy of the revised code at http://tinyurl.com/nvzdw8k Question1: are these assumptions true, above? Question2: dict maps strings into keys and values? Hal On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 11:35 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> wrote: > On 07/08/15 01:15, Ltc Hotspot wrote: > >> Question1: How type of argument should I use for dict, i.e.,user argument >> or list argument. >> >> Read captured traceback: >> >> TypeError >> Traceback (most recent call last) >> C:\Users\vm\Desktop\apps\docs\Python\assignment_9_4_26.py in <module>() >> 1 fname = raw_input("Enter file name: ") >> 2 handle = open (fname, 'r') >> ----> 3 count = dict.keys() >> 4 for line in handle: >> 5 if line.startswith("From: "): >> > > > You appear to be making random changes to your code > for no good reason. > > I will not make any further suggestions until you > start to explain your thinking. > > What do you think the line > > count = dict.keys() > > will do? Why do you want to do that? > How will it help you solve your problem? > > -- > Alan G > Author of the Learn to Program web site > http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ > http://www.amazon.com/author/alan_gauld > Follow my photo-blog on Flickr at: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/alangauldphotos > > > _______________________________________________ > Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org > To unsubscribe or change subscription options: > https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor > _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
