On 06/08/15 18:17, Ltc Hotspot wrote:
View revised code here:fname = raw_input("Enter file name: ") handle = open (fname, 'r') c = Counter(['address']) count = dict () maxval = None maxkee = None for kee, val in count.items(): maxval = val maxkee = kee for line in handle: if line.startswith("From: "): address = line.split()[1] count[address]= count.get(address,0) +1 print maxkee and maxval
Let's hold up here a second. You do understand that Python executes your code from top to bottom, yes? So reading your code from the top you have a loop that sets maxval and maxkee before you even put anything into count. How do you think that would ever work? You have a lot of people spending time trying to help you here, but you do need to exercise a little bit of insight yourself. That code can never work and it has nothing to do with Pyhon it is your logic that is faulty. Try working through it with a pencil and paper. Write down what each variable contains at each stage of the program. (or just print it to see). You have been very close to a solution but you seem to be getting farther away rather than closer which suggests you are trying stuff without understanding why. -- 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
