Question

2.3 Count Rated Ballots (5 points Complete and test the function count_rated: • Input: a list of rated ballots • Here, on cach ballot, the voter gave cach candidate a score out of 5. Sum up the scores for cach candidate. • Return: a dictionary of how many points cach candidate got Example: >>> count_rated('LIBERAL': 5, 'NDP':2}, {'NDP':4, GREEN':5}]) {'LIBERAL': 5, 'NDP': 6, 'GREEN': 5} Electing a winner this way is called Score voting or Range voting. Ratings like these are seen on many websites like IMDb and Amazon. It considers more of the voters' preferences than Approval Voting does.

This is a python task.

Answer 1

def count_rated(ballots):
count={}
for ballot in ballots:
for i in ballot:
count[i]=count.get(i,0)+ballot[i]
return count

def count_rated (ballots): count={} for ballot in ballots: for i in ballot: count[i]=count.get(i,)+ballot[i] return count count_rated ([{'LIBERAL':5, 'NDP':2},{'NDP':4, 'GREEN':5}]) {'LIBERAL': 5, "NDP': 6, "GREEN': 5}