How do i append into dict?

[newbieAuggie2019]

In Python you should never do this:

>>> patients = ['Bob', 'Alice', 'Guido', 'Janet', 'Pamela'] 
>>> for x in range(len(patients)):
...     print(patients[x])

In Python you should iterate directly over items:

>>> for patient in patients: 
...     print(patient) 

Thank you!

I'm still learning, and I guess I'm also in the process of distinguishing between the code I can write, and the code I SHOULD write. I hope that with time, I'm going to be better at writing a neater and more suitable code. I am grateful to all of you who have made me aware of how to do it better.

All the best,

[ThomasL]

And if you need the index of each element in an iterable (e.g. list) you should do it this way:

patients = ['Bob', 'Alice', 'Guido', 'Janet', 'Pamela'] 
for index, patient in enumerate(patients):
    print(f'{index}: {patient}')

[perfringo]

And if you need the index of each element in an iterable (e.g. list) you should do it this way:

patients = ['Bob', 'Alice', 'Guido', 'Janet', 'Pamela'] 
for index, patient in enumerate(patients):
    print(f'{index}: {patient}')

... and if you want indices starting other than from zero use start= in enumerate