On 28/06/12 01:19, moheem ilyas wrote:
def tester(): fin = open('/home/moheem/Documents/words.txt', 'r') value = 0 wordDict = dict() for word in fin: wordDict[word] = value value = value + 1 fin.close()There seems to be a logical error. That is, when I check a key, i.e. one of the words from the file, is in the dictionary, I get false.
Notice that you do not return the dictionary. So when the function completes the dictionary gets thrown away. You probably need a line like return wordDict at the end of the function. Then when you call tester assign the result to a variable: words = tester()
check, I use: 'aa' in wordDict). I think the problem is that the key does not actually get placed in the dictionary, but the question is why?
Then you can use 'aa' in words But the other advice about stripping the newlines still applies too! -- Alan G Author of the Learn to Program web site http://www.alan-g.me.uk/ _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
