CODEWITHSUNDEEP
python-3.x
gunwinger
gunwinger

Reputation: 3

Searching occurrences in 2D list in python

I have 2D list and I am trying to find the occurrence of the word 'the' in the list.

I am self learning python and try the following code

data = [["the cat is fed", "the bar is barred", "cat is now a bar"],
        ["the cat was fed", "the bar was barred", "cat was now a bar"]]

whatIsTheSum = sum('the' in s for s in data)

print(whatIsTheSum)

I am expecting a result of 4 but the program return 0.

Upvotes: 0

Views: 343

Answers (2)

dreamcatcher.sd
dreamcatcher.sd

Reputation: 16

Look for the elements of the two different arrays. Try this:

whatIsTheSum = sum('the' in s for s in data[0]+data[1])
print(whatIsTheSum)

Upvotes: 0

MartenCatcher
MartenCatcher

Reputation: 2887

Because you didn't iterate over the nested array

whatIsTheSum = sum('the' in s for nested in data for s in nested)

Upvotes: 2

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