Nile wrote:
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I initialized the dictionary earlier in the program like this -
hashtable = {}
I changed the "dict" to hashtable but I still get the same result
I will try to learn about the defaultdict but I'm just trying to keep
it as simple as I can for now
Revised code
for x in range(len(file_list)):
d = open(file_list[x] , "r")
data = d.readlines()
What's the point of the following line?
k = 0
k = above_or_below(data)
print "here is the value that was returned ",k
hashtable[k] = hashtable.get(k,0) + 1
hashtable_list = hashtable.values()
print "here is a list of the dictionary values ", hashtable_list
print "the length of the dictionary is ", len(hashtable)
Output
# The first 3 lines are printed from the function
# right before the return statement. This output
# snippet shows the last two stocks. The function
# SAYS it is returning the correct value but only
# the last date seems to make it to the hashtable
Function will return k which = 11/11/2008
Function will return k which = 11/12/2008
Function will return k which = 11/14/2008
# this line is printed from the code above
# I don't understand why all three dates don't
# seem to make it to the main program. Only
# the last date seems to be recognized
here is the value that was returned 11/14/2008
Function will return k which = 11/11/2008
Function will return k which = 11/12/2008
Function will return k which = 11/14/2008
here is the value that was returned 11/14/2008
here is a list of the dictionary values [5]
the length of the dictionary is 1
Exit code: 0
I think there's a bug in 'above_or_below' which you haven't noticed.
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