unable to convert text file in dictionary

[purnima1]

hi All,

I have changed my code and its working fine. But yes Thanks for giving new solution of defult dict.
I have shared sample data , I have 2.5 million of rows and collision can happen so should I
this method

import json 

filename='C:/Users/pubhatia/Documents/learning/python/query/GEODATASOURCE-CITIES_1.TXT'

#creating states dictionary object

states ={}

with open (filename) as fh:
	for line in fh:
		print(line) 
		if line.strip():
			k,v=line.split('	',1) 
			states[k] = v.split()
			
if not bool(states):
    print ('Dict is Empty')