How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary.

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How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary.

tannishpage
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Apr-28-2017, 06:38 AM (This post was last modified: Apr-28-2017, 06:41 AM by tannishpage.)

(Apr-28-2017, 06:09 AM)wavic Wrote: Open the file and read it row by row. For each line do:
dict(zip(*iter(line.split(':'))))
This will return a dictionary.

what does the zip do here? and why is it *iter?

(Apr-28-2017, 06:04 AM)buran Wrote:
(Apr-28-2017, 05:47 AM)tannishpage Wrote: (I have been pythoning for 1 year). I sincerely have no clue how to go about this.
Do you see the contradiction in these two statements?

I kinda do. Sadly although I've been doing python for 1 year, I still have lots to learn. If you can, recommend books, tutorials, or something that can help me learn more. Thank you :)

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How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by tannishpage - Apr-28-2017, 03:56 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by ndc85430 - Apr-28-2017, 05:39 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by tannishpage - Apr-28-2017, 05:47 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by buran - Apr-28-2017, 06:04 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by wavic - Apr-28-2017, 06:09 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by tannishpage - Apr-28-2017, 06:38 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by wavic - Apr-28-2017, 07:00 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by zivoni - Apr-28-2017, 07:48 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by wavic - Apr-28-2017, 08:07 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by zivoni - Apr-28-2017, 08:30 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by wavic - Apr-28-2017, 08:35 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by zivoni - Apr-28-2017, 08:49 AM

RE: How to convert Text file contents into a dictionary. - by nilamo - May-11-2017, 03:49 PM

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