Kevin,
I'm pretty new to Python too. I'm not sure why you're seeing this
problem... is it possible that this is an "out-by-one" error? Is
zymotechnics the *last* word in dictionary.txt? Try this slightly
simplified version of your program and see if you have the same problem....
def sort_string(word):
'''Returns word in lowercase sorted alphabetically'''
return "".join(sorted(list(word.lower())))
dictionary = {}
f = open('/usr/bin/words') # or whatever file you like
for line in f:
sline = sort_string(line[:-1])
if sline in dictionary:
dictionary[sline].append(line)
else:
dictionary[sline] = [line]
f.close()
lookup = raw_input('Enter a scrambled word : ')
while lookup:
try:
results = dictionary[sort_string(lookup)]
for x in results:
print x,
print
except:
print "?????"
lookup = raw_input('Enter a scrambled word : ')
Good luck,
Nick.
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