python-assignment

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
"""

reading survey #openintro

@author: amr
"""
# Create an empty dictionary for associating radish names
# with vote counts
from pprint import pprint
counts = {}
voted = []
for line in open("radishsurvey.txt"):

    line1 = line.strip()
    #print line

    name, vote = line1.split(" - ")
    vote = vote.strip().capitalize()
    vote = vote.replace("  "," ")
    if name in voted:
        print name, "has already voted"
        continue
    voted.append(name)
    if vote not in counts:
        # First vote for this variety
        counts[vote] = 1
    else:
        # Increment the vote count
        counts[vote] = counts[vote] + 1
"""
for name in counts:
    print name, counts[name]
"""
def find_winner(counts):
    winner = ""
    pre_vote = 0
    for vote in counts:
        if counts[vote] >= pre_vote:

            winner = vote
            pre_vote = counts[vote]


    return winner, pre_vote

def find_loser(counts):
    loser, pre_vote = find_winner(counts) #calling a function inside another fn.
    for vote in counts:
        if counts[vote] < pre_vote:

            loser = vote
            pre_vote = counts[vote]

    return loser, pre_vote

#pprint(counts)

for item in counts:
    print item, counts[item]
winner,votes = find_winner(counts)
print "And the winner is Mr. %s with %d votes" %(winner,votes)
loser,votes = find_loser(counts)
print "Sorry, the loser is Mr. %s with %d votes" %(loser,votes)