Python Collections.defaultdict() Compile Error

The following code, simple and clear enough, produces an error when compiled: import string import collections #create dictionary with alphabets as keys, and empty values list = [

Solution 1:

you overwrite the internal list, being the name of a type, with your list = ['aema', 'airplane', 'amend'] above. Rename your list to e.g. keys or keylist and all will be fine.

So replace

list = ['aema', 'airplane', 'amend']

with

keys = ['aema', 'airplane', 'amend']

and

forxin list:

with

forx in keys: