[Dan Sommers] > Curious that in this lengthy discussion, a method name of "accumulate" > never came up. I'm not sure how to separate the two cases (accumulating > scalars vs. accumulating a list), though.
Separating the two cases is essential. Also, the wording should contain strong
cues that remind you of addition and of building a list.
For the first, how about addup():
d = {}
for word in text.split():
d.addup(word)
Raymond
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