First big errata

m0y · April 30th, 2010, 09:39 PM

Hello

I found a line full of wrong code on page 40 of this book.

The code goes like this:

>>> hungry=menu_specials.keys()
>>> print(list(hungry))
lunch
breakfast
dinner
>>> starving=menu_specials.value()
>>> print(list(starving))
split pea soup and garlic bread
sausage and eggs
2 hot dogs and onion rings

And the correct one should be:

>>> hungry = menus_specials.keys()
>>> print(list(hungry))
['lunch', 'breakfast', 'dinner']
>>> starving = menus_specials.values()
>>> print (list(starving))
['split pea soup and garlic bread', 'sausage and eggs', '2 hot dogs with onion rings']

I submitted this on the correct place but no one uses this forum so I thought maybe we can interact a little bit while reading this great book.

Greets!!

c0deRSH · May 28th, 2010, 10:40 AM

Thanks mate, I am also here for the interaction.

Keep it up.

zekepotato · October 4th, 2011, 07:20 PM

Hi - I found an error in the Chap 4 prob 5 exercise. I had to use the type conversion, list, in the 3rd line:

Code:

fridge={"spaghetti":"only 2 weeks old","milk":"6 weeks past expiration", "butter":"probably ok","lettuce":"yuk!", "beer":"ice cold six pack of Corona"}
food_sought="tomato"
fridge_list=list(fridge.keys())
items=len(fridge_list)-1
i=0
while i <= items:
    if food_sought == fridge_list[0]:
        print("%s found!  %s " % (food_sought, fridge[food_sought]))
        break
    fridge_list.pop(0)
    i=i+1
    
else:
    print("%s not found." % food_sought)

Eduardo Tarik · December 6th, 2011, 07:49 PM

Hi, I'm also in Exercise 5 and I think you're right. Your code works just fine, I was about to go crazy, thanks and I hope there's more interactions too...