Average word length not accepting solution

Question

import math
sentence = input ()
lengths = 0
amount = 0
for word in sentence. split(' '):
lengths += len(word)
amount+=1
print(math.ceil(lengths / amount))

The example turns 5.2 into six, so it *has* to use ceil right? Why is this code not accepted? :S

Answer 1

From the description: "Remove all punctuation".

Answer 2

BTW you don't need to say sentence.split(' ') because ' ' is the default split character. Just say sentence.split() 🙂

Answer 3

Thank you! I must have not read the part where punctuation needed removing ^^ that was it!