user inputs in constructing a dictionary

[Exsul]

I am making a dictionary, and I called for user input for the key-value combinations, and this was the result:

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latin_vocab = {}   latin_vocab[input("Latin word: ")] = input("English meaning: ")   print(latin_vocab)

English meaning: what
Latin word: quid
{'quid': 'what'}

Process finished with exit code 0

I wasn't expecting it to ask me for the value before it asked me for the key. How do I reverse that (without swapping the content)?

[ichabod801]

You'd have to do it in two steps:

1 2	latin = input('Latin word: ') latin_vocab[latin] = input('English meaning: ')

Python (and most computer languages) evaluate what is on the right of the assignment first, and then try to figure out what they are assigning to on the left.

[Exsul]

How would I go about giving the user the ability to add an unlimited number of key-value entries? Presumably something with a while loop.

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Never mind. I figured it out. I didn't realize I could use the same variable over and over again.

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latin_vocab = {} stop_word = ""   while stop_word.lower() != "stop":     new_key = input("\nLatin word: ")     latin_vocab[new_key] = input("English meaning: ")     print(" ")     print("Current list: " + str(latin_vocab))     stop_word = input("\nStop? ")

[ichabod801]

Here's a little design tweak:

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while True:     new_key = input("\nLatin word (or 'stop' to stop): ")     if new_key == 'stop':         break     latin_vocab[new_key] = input("English meaning: ")     print(" ")     print("Current list: " + str(latin_vocab))

Now the user doesn't have to keep hitting return at the stop question to keep going.